All posts tagged "Swamp"

It's "do-or-die" for Nikki Haley in South Carolina — but for MSNBC's Chris Hayes the GOP nomination race is Trump's to lose either by a legal loss or a hit to his health.

In an op-ed titled "How a key failing in Republican politics turned Trump into the de-facto nominee," Hayes says he believes South Carolina, despite being Haley's home state where she served as governor, will prove to be a "very uphill battle" for her.

"Trump has looked like the de facto nominee for so long that political junkies and neophytes alike might be forgiven for viewing the aspirations of replacing him as the leader of the Republican Party as delusional," he wrote. ...

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) previously gave her backing to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) to take over as Speaker of the House.

But in a new statement released on Friday following his formal nomination, Spartz has rescinded her support — and threatened to potentially vote against him in a floor vote.

"I voted to support Jim Jordan for speaker," wrote Spartz. However, "After witnessing all of the behind-the-scenes politics, backstabbing, undermining, top-down attitude and statements made by former Speaker McCarthy and his allies in conference today, I will have to assess on Monday if Jim is the right person who will be held accountable to the same standard as Kevin was, or just another puppet for the swamp with a better bio."...