U.S. House Republicans who bucked McCarthy are powered by small-dollar donors

FILE PHOTO: Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Cherry

The U.S. House of Representatives Republicans who tried to block Kevin McCarthy's leadership bid last week share more than far-right political views. They also command powerful fundraising machines powered by small-dollar donations.

Their fundraising has a lot in common with the fundraising organizations of the Democratic Party's far-left lawmakers who - like the anti-McCarthy block - rely on small donors more than their party fellows in Congress.