re: Did these ~20 McCarthy holdouts get something in writing?

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They negotiated. They’re getting the assurances they need and now they’re voting accordingly. I don’t think it’s anything more than that. They would’ve done this with anyone they think isn’t one of them and running for SOTH. It was never about McCarthy.

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This is where I think Gaetz has gone sideways. Some of his comments indicated it is very much about McCarthy specifically and he makes it seem that it is personal for him and he would never vote for McCarthy regardless of any negotiated terms.

Stick to the message, stick to the list of items to negotiate and vote accordingly. Making it personal distracts from your message and gives people an easy excuse to dismiss the sound parts of your argument.