McCarthy- or whomever- only needs a conservative Majority Leader and some conservative committee, sub-committe chairs to be acceptable.
It’s the whole deal that counts.
And the new Leadership HAS to represent the WHOLE caucus. Not just us or them.
You are entitled to your opinion about what is acceptable. I disagree. We need an aggressive, conservative in the leadership position. The Speaker is the critical position. We don't need Boehner's hand picked deputy as his successor. Nothing will mitigate McCarthy's selection to the position.
And the new Leadership HAS to represent the WHOLE caucus. Not just us or them.
The caucus has to represent the GOP voters. 62% of GOP voters believe that they have been betrayed by their party and two-thirds believe the GOP leadership has not done anything to stop the Obama agenda.