Good Article Summarizing the Process the GOP Is using to Replace Ryan

Nathaniel Zimmer writes the piece every major paper should have written already on how the GOP is going to replace Jack Ryan on the ballot.

An interesting note is here:

But Dam brought up the possibility that powerful Republicans who do not sit on the committee, such as Hastert, could use their influence to put a candidate over the top. “If Hastert strongly pushes for somebody, I will respect that,” he said. “I don’t want to ignore the reality that without (national support) we will have a difficult, uphill battle.” Others, such as Smith, bridle at the prospect of intervention. “There’s a little bit of resentment of some people who don’t have a vote on the committee saying this is who it should be, almost as if they had a vote,” Smith said. “I don’t like outsiders saying this is who it should be.”

What should be noted here is that while Hastert didn’t endorse Rauschenberger he was generally supportive and said early on that Rauschenberger should be considered in the primary race. While the situation is certainly different now, one can assume the Speaker has no serious objections to Rauschenberger.

I don’t fawn over many press accounts, but I think this is an excellent nuts and bolts article that gives some good insight into how the process will work. Everyone’s been reading tea leaves (including me–that isn’t a jab at most of the print media), but this puts it into the context of how the decision is actually made.