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- GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to force a vote on ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
- If that happens, Democrats will get a vote too — and some progressives say they would vote for it.
- But one progressive floated leveraging their votes and possibly cutting a deal with McCarthy.
House Democrats hold more power over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's future than meets the eye — and some of them are ready to wield it.