Byron York had been working the sleepy Census controversy beat yesterday, so it makes sense for his story today to focus on how Republicans were fretting
“„“I think he had buyer’s remorse,” one GOP senator told me. “After he looked into it more, he said, ‘Whoa, this was a mistake.’”
“„“He’s been getting Republicans walking up to him saying, ‘Are you going to let the White House circumvent you, are you going to let them do this to you?’” one GOP aide who is aware of those conversations told me Thursday night. “This was a natural conflict that was going to arise, and on a personal level, politics aside, people were saying ‘Hey, are you sure you want to do this?’”