One RNC member took an informal survey of which (closed-door) speaker committee members preferred -- @KristiNoem or @NikkiHaley
The answer? Noem, bc she didn't criticize Trump as Haley did
important to note: the RNC had become more activist-dominated before Trump.
But from ‘18 on, his campaign really made it Trumpy, because they intervened in state party conventions to ensure state parties all cooperated to head off any primary threat against him last year.
See paragraph 2. This is the bet from a ‘24 candidate about what R voters want to hear.
This has, literally folks, been the Biden plan for a year.
They “believe that Trump or any other Republican nominee will be reluctant to work with the Commission on Presidential Debates, lessening the chances, and risk, of a head-to-head debate.”
If ya don’t think somebody who’s skipping the super bowl pre game interview two years in a row - a massive free media opportunity - is looking to avoid any unforced errors you should pay closer attention
Among the Rs who want McConnell to cut a deal w Sinema: W. Mitt Romney
Even if she doesn’t caucus w Rs, Mitt said he wants Sinema back, is open to stump for her in Ariz
Consider: In the vote that counts for McConnell, leader, he’s more likely to be backed by Sinema than Lake
This glimpse at Sinema is why some of her colleagues like her (quick w a iine, in on the joke) and why some of them find her insufferable (full of self)
But it's who she is.
And is why so many eyes rolled when she became an indie & said she hadn't thought thru the implications
The attack on Paul Pelosi has left the speaker & president shaken, deepening their alarm about the country. And for Pelosi, who had been weighing the personal & the political, the attack effectively merged those two considerations, bringing her concerns home in the worst fashion
Pelosi was poised to step back if a red wave came ashore. And many House Democrats still believe that as long as they fall short of 218, she will relinquish her leadership post. But the rank-and-file are first to say: they're speculating.
Rick Scott was poised to ride the red wave to launch a long shot challenge against Mitch McConnell, had even recorded video to take on Trump’s bete noire
Then the wave didn’t crash, and there may be no majority >
But winning wasn’t the point. Scott wanted a foil.
But the aborted coup now may just mark the final rupture between Scott and McConnell, who go back to when Scott was a donor and hospital exec in Louisville in the 90s.
Didn’t get a ton of attention, between ya know a pending midterm and promising dirt on DeSantis, but Trump told Fox on Monday that Scott was “a likely candidate” for leader and “hates” McConnell.