b'Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and his allies are trying to end Kevin McCarthy\\u2019s reign as leader of the House Republicans. Good is one of five Republicans in the far-right Freedom Caucus vowing to block McCarthy\\u2019s path to the 218 votes needed to become Speaker of the House. The two have a history.\\n\\nIn 2020, Good was running for Congress to represent Virginia\\u2019s 5th Congressional District. Incidentally, also home to the race between James Madison and James Monroe to be the district\\u2019s first representative in Congress. Madison won. While Good was running for Congress, Kevin McCarthy tried to consolidate power in the Republican House conference on his way to becoming Speaker. During his campaign, Good knocked out one of McCarthy\\u2019s loyal member\\u2019s at the GOP nominating convention. At a private meeting recently, Good and McCarthy had a heated exchange about events at the time.\\n\\nOn this episode of Playbook Deep Dive, Playbook co-author Rachel Bade went to the Hill to meet Good at his office and dig for details on the history of his relationship with McCarthy and whom Good and his allies intended to support for Speaker instead.'