Some argue Jordan has made himself more palatable in recent years. But it’s more about the GOP warming to his brand of bomb-throwing than the reverse.
Rep. Jim Jordan has emerged as a strong contender to become the next speaker of the House, particularly after former president Donald TrumpFriday. But as Jordan’s name was rising to the top on Thursday, an unintentionally potent reminder of the uneasy choice facing the GOP emerged.“I want to tell you something that I think is really important,” Rep. Garret Graves , an ally of ousted House speaker Kevin McCarthy , said on CNN.
But make no mistake: Whatever institutionalization and maturation Jordan has undergone, the Jim Jordan of 2010 and 2020 looms. Plenty about his conduct today indicates that the Freedom Caucus bomb-thrower still resides within him and could drive the GOP “I was fighting for the same things 10 to 12 years ago that I’m fighting for now,” he said last week on Fox News, when asked whether he had changed.
For much of the 2010s, Jordan was a key leader of GOP efforts to push the government toward shutdowns while holding out for concessions. That was the case in 2013 when it was about defunding Obamacare, in 2015 when it was about Planned Parenthood funding, and in 2018 when it was about the border wall.even than fellow members of the Freedom Caucus to force the issue. The result was the longest shutdown in history.
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