Steve Scalise, as far as I can tell, used the McCarthy method of promising to be everything to everyone, and failed. Jim Jordan, on the other hand, has opted for the roll the moderates approach. He is demanding that the GOP House members from swing districts swallow their scruples and put their seats at risk in the name of party unity. There is plenty of reason to believe he will succeed, but that remains to be seen. We’ll know a lot more tomorrow.
A vote for Jordan and the collapse of the moderates means two things: a very long, suicidal government shutdown; and an end to aid for Ukraine. Effectively, a vote for Jordan isn’t just a vote for Trump and chaos; it is a vote for Putin.