Today, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) continues his quest to become speaker after falling short Tuesday on three straight ballots. The House is scheduled to convene at noon Eastern time, and a fourth round of voting is expected. To achieve a majority vote of the full chamber, McCarthy will need to win over most of his 20 GOP defectors from Tuesday’s final ballot. After a fresh round of negotiations Tuesday night, it’s not clear he’s making much progress.

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Analysis: McCarthy may not have the votes to become speaker. Does any Republican?

The year was 2015. House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) was resigning under duress from his right flank, and the GOP was struggling to find anyone who could gain the majority required to succeed him. The GOP ultimately persuaded Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) to seek the post, reasoning — perhaps correctly — that he was the one man who could get enough votes from both the tea party and the more establishment wing of the party.

The Post’s Aaron Blake writes that the scenario has parallels to what we see today, including in the fact that the GOP passed...

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