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He's also already promised the MAGA wing the moon, several outlying solar systems and the asteroid belt. He can't pivot back to the center without losing the fringe. 
He doesn't have the support. Full stop. This is like trying to patch a hole without enough material.
McCarthy nuked every bridge with the Democrats with his antics the past few years. No Dem is ever going to vote for him unless they want to be primaried into oblivion. >

Many people are missing this. McCarthy himself made vile jokes about resisting the urge to hit Pelosi with the Speaker's gavel once he took it. Zero chance the House Democratic leadership is going to be interested in throwing him a lifeline, especially after today.