On Wednesday, Stephen Moore told The Washington Post that his pending nomination to be a Federal Reserve Board governor is proceeding "full speed ahead," but he seems to be alone in that assessment. "Trump administration officials began to acknowledge privately he does not have the votes and Republican senators indicated the ensuing drama over Moore's pending nomination would end soon," the Post reports. Even the head of the PR firm hired to promote Moore's Fed campaign appears to have soured on him.
One Republican senator predicted to CNN on Wednesday that Moore would drop out within "twenty-four hours. Forty-eight tops." Another of President Trump's Fed picks, Herman Cain, dropped out two weeks ago. Moore had expected to fare slightly better than Cain, but Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has said she won't vote for him, and lots of other GOP senators are on the fence.
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