
Originally Posted by
blake
i realize priebus was chair of the rnc, but he's a fairly young guy (only 44) who hasn't been in washington his whole life. plus, the fact that he actually helped get trump elected, which should have been absolutely impossible, shows he's probably a pretty smart guy.
as a practical matter, he's supposedly good friends with paul ryan and will serve a good liaison between trump and ryan, which will help to actually pass legislation. trump and ryan weren't exactly on the best terms towards the end.