Inside the Decision to Pull the Plug on Elise Stefanik

NBC News: “The sudden implosion of Stefanik’s nomination came as a surprise to many Republicans on Capitol Hill, especially given that she sailed out of the committee process earlier this year and would have likely garnered bipartisan support on the Senate floor. Plus, the trickiness of the House GOP’s narrow margins is hardly a new dynamic, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warning Trump almost immediately after the November election against plucking members from the House for the new administration.”

“But over the last few months, there has been growing anxiety inside the GOP and the White House about the difficulties of governing as they try to pass Trump’s sweeping domestic policy agenda — a sentiment that has only been compounded by a special House election next week in Florida.”

NOTUS: Republicans play the blame game after Stefanik’s nomination crumbles.