Republican Jim Jordan gained momentum toward becoming the next speaker of the House on Monday, helped along by a strategy that has never before been used to win a leadership post in Congress.
In a position usually decided behind closed doors, the Ohio congressman has instead invited public pressure on Republican lawmakers from right-wing media figures.
A total of 55 House Republicans voted against Jordan on the secret ballot, and several members vowed they would never support the rabble-rousing Fox News regular, who has led the charge for former President Trump on conservative media for years.Some of the same Republicans who worked with Democrats to oust previous Speaker Kevin McCarthy — such as Rep.
That’s because neither McCarthy or Scalise are beloved by Fox News or right-wing media like Jordan is. McCarthy and Scalise came up through traditional politics, in which most lawmakers believed that the job of Congress was to pass laws through a bipartisan process.
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