House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy faces a very difficult vote to get elected Speaker of the House on Tuesday, with five Republicans committed to vote against him as a bloc — already putting him below the required 218 — and at least nine others reportedly unsold on whether to vote for him, even as he makes major concessions to them. But even if McCarthy somehow manages to clinch the Speaker vote, his troubles could be far from over. On Monday’s edition of CNN’s edition of “The Lead,” political reporter Eva McKend said that the Republicans making demands will just be emboldened to continue making …
