Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
A week after then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a historic vote, the Republican conference he used to lead took a step Wednesday afternoon toward ending some of the chaos they created. That’s the good news. The bad news is the next step is likely to be tricky. NBC News reported: In theory, the process could unfold rather smoothly on Wednesday afternoon.
The Louisiana Republican appears to start with 113 — the total he received from the intraparty process Wednesday morning — and it’s likely that he’ll pick up many of the GOP members who supported Jordan. But how many? A handful of House Republicans said after the balloting that they’re still not prepared to vote for Scalise, and Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky told NBC News that Scalise “doesn’t have the votes.” Whether he's correct is unclear.
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