Breaking down the brewing battle between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.
Given the conflicting dynamics in the House Republican Conference, it’s entirely possible that neither man gets 218 votes. | Francis Chung/POLITICOThe jockeying to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker is in full force on Capitol Hill, with Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan declaring their candidacies for the post.
He’s well-liked, and while his own politics lean toward the right end of the spectrum, he has close relationships with centrists and moderates by virtue of both his personality, his former role as whip and his prodigious fundraising efforts. Over the past decade, he’s brought in $170 million to support Republican candidates.Despite being generally well liked, Scalise has a few foes he’s going to have to contend with — and they’re not named Jim Jordan.
For much of the past decade, the Freedom Caucus founder has been held in high regard by the GOP base for constantly pushing leadership to the right on policy. A quick-talking former wrestling champion, Jordan is Republicans’ most skilled investigator and interrogator — qualities that have been on full display as he’s chaired the House Judiciary Committee — and he embodies that anti-establishment fighter mentality that MAGA world loves.
Some frontline Republicans are already concerned that Jordan’s reputation will be an albatross in their Joe Biden-leaning districts. One centrist Republican told us he wasn’t happy Jordan voted against the continuing resolution last weekend and plans to quiz him on how he’ll handle such situations in the future.
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