House Democrats Considered Helping McCarthy Win Speaker Vote Before Backing Out

Multiple House Democrats had indicated to GOP lawmakers that they would help McCarthy avoid being ousted.

Democrats signaled they may vote "present" to lower the threshold for McCarthy's survival.

Problem Solvers GOP members appealed to Democrats to buy time to overhaul House rules before the speaker vote.

Senior Problem Solvers Republicans believed Democrats would help McCarthy until the final moments.

McCarthy said he didn't want to make a deal with Democrats and didn't ask them for help before the vote.