Most See McCarthy Trying to Derail Scalise

Washington Post: “McCarthy tried early Monday to reboot another bid for speaker before, more than 30 hours later, finally saying he didn’t want to be nominated.”

“The assumption from Scalise allies is that McCarthy is attempting to dent Scalise’s support among the few dozen Republicans from swing districts. This crowd tends to view the Donald-Trump-loving Jordan with political horror, but most remain loyal to the now ex-speaker.”

Said one Scalise supporter to Playbook: “They are literally trying every dirty trick to fuck with Steve. It’s sad.”