The next speaker must know how to appeal to moderates and grow the party.
Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise confer during a news conference at the Capitol on June 8, 2022. The House speaker contest is shaping up to be a battle between two top Republicans: Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan . So far, neither has demonstrated the essential ingredient for a successful speaker: an ability to appeal to moderates and grow the party.The two men are light-years apart in their demeanors and talents.
Success at the inside game requires finding a way to frame legislation that can ultimately get moderates’ assent. Much attention is paid to the GOP’s combative right wing, butrepresent seats that Biden won in 2020. Understandably, they have different priorities than members in solid-red rural seats. Play too far to the right, and they might become the recalcitrants holding up legislation.
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