People watching Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s political rise often marvel at how he got here. The rest of the country might be stunned, too, if Republicans win in November and McCarthy succeeds in his quest to become speaker of the House, next in line after the vice president to the presidency. “People probably have a certain perception of Kevin — he didn’t graduate from Harvard or do a lot of things politicians do,” said Rick Priest, a McCarthy pal since the seventh grade. …read more
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