Time Isn’t on Steve Scalise’s Side

Playbook: “Unlike McCarthy, who spent two months whipping votes for the speakership — if not years laying the groundwork — Scalise was thrust into this power vacuum with little heads-up. While his leadership operation thrives on elections and he won the nomination yesterday, a whopping 99 House Republicans opposed Scalise and backed Jordan instead. That means Scalise has a long way to go to nail down 217.”

“And the longer he takes, the harder it could get, should more members come out against him.”