They got promises in verbal only only to hear him shouting at reporters after 'There is no deal!' so they don't know if he'll follow through but they have to go by their promise.
A commentator said that they are close to a deal and that some voted for McCarthy as a sign of good faith. It would make sense.
Any good politician will combine threats and carrots. "If you vote for me, you'll get X, but if you vote against me, I'll inflict Y on you." Gaetz and Boebert are NeverKevins, they are probably going to get punished. The rest not.
Even the publicly released concessions are significant. And the yet-to-be-passed Rules package will have to include the ability to call for another vote on McCarthy, so he really can't backtrack.
Do those mean anything between politicians? I'm only aware of public campaign pledges, sworn oaths when taking office, and declared principles that vanish on command.
The faces of the defectors tells 2 possibilities:
They caved to threats
They got promises in verbal only only to hear him shouting at reporters after 'There is no deal!' so they don't know if he'll follow through but they have to go by their promise.
A commentator said that they are close to a deal and that some voted for McCarthy as a sign of good faith. It would make sense.
Any good politician will combine threats and carrots. "If you vote for me, you'll get X, but if you vote against me, I'll inflict Y on you." Gaetz and Boebert are NeverKevins, they are probably going to get punished. The rest not.
Even the publicly released concessions are significant. And the yet-to-be-passed Rules package will have to include the ability to call for another vote on McCarthy, so he really can't backtrack.
A good politician does but a better one ensures that the promises are either written or on camera to make backtracking more toxic.
That's elementary, Watson.
Tell that to Joe Manchin. Promises made on camera and then Schumer laughed at him for being so gullible.
Do those mean anything between politicians? I'm only aware of public campaign pledges, sworn oaths when taking office, and declared principles that vanish on command.