Tough Road Ahead
The belief that the road ahead would be tough was present among GOP leaders.
“It will be tougher to accomplish things if there’s a drawn out leadership race. It would be better if this gets wrapped up in a month,” said one source.
“Anything that creates a little bit of stability and predictability is a good thing. The longer something like this goes on, I think the more distracting it will be,” John Cornyn said.
Others lamented there objection to the decision by Ryan.
“His decision to retire today is not helpful in the overall picture of re-election of a House Republican majority,” Thomas M. Reynolds said.
Reynolds, a former New York congressman who oversaw the National Republican Congressional Committee shared his view on the matter.
He also said “nobody is saying this is over just yet, but there is a very significant change in the dynamic based on his choice to retire.”
