Political Rewind: Congress GOP fails to elect House Speaker; race for Ralston's seat goes to runoff

Published: Jan. 4, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Republicans failed to elect a Speaker of the House yesterday. Will Rep. McCarthy win in a historic fourth vote today? In Georgia, the race for former Rep. Ralston's seat is going to a runoff while\xa0Gov. Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones vow to reign in "far-left local prosecutors."\n\nThe panel\nAnthony Michael Kreis,\xa0@AnthonyMKreis, professor of constitutional law, Georgia State University\n\nGreg Bluestein, @bluestein, political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nMaya King, @mayaaking, politics reporter, The New York Times\n\nStephen Fowler,\xa0@stphnfwlr, political reporter, GPB News\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.