Here’s a sampling of the analysis completely unsubstantiated spin, gossip, speculation, and conspiracy theorizing I’m hearing from operatives after the first ballot at the RNC Chairman’s race.
1). Priebus threw some of his votes to Cino in a bid to pick his opponent after Steele goes down.
2). John Boehner’s public endorsement and private whipping for Cino has actually paid off, giving her an unexpectedly strong first round showing. (Note, this directly conflicts with theory 1.)
3). Steele has cooked up a deal with (pick one) Anuzis or Wagner to throw his support to him/her after he drops out, creating a three-lane bottleneck in later rounds of voting.
Pick one. It has a…something, something chance of being accurate.
