It appears that his caucus is very unhappy with him, and they are not shy about saying it. There’s something he wants. But it can be blocked, and they might be the ones to do it. The idea alone is a disaster waiting to happen. We’ve had a lot of disasters this year, some figuratively, some literally. (Hegseth is one of those.) That’s enough as long as a big one doesn’t happen. It still could, and that does not bear thinking about too much. Compliments to Raw Story:
Any hope Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) may have about his future in the House will hinge in large part on the far-right Freedom Caucus, which has lost faith in him at a time when there are rumors he is positioning himself to climb the leadership ladder. For the Ohio Republican, the Freedom Caucus has an easy path to kill his dreams in much the same way former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) not only lost his battle but eventually walked away from his seat.
That caucus is pretty rabid. They don’t care who gets hurt in America as long as they get what they want. Remember the Obamacare and Medicare (etc) cuts? Guess who! The BUB was bloated and disgusting. Other things could have been cut and would have been more or less unnoticed. But the ones that hurt the American public were the ones that got put in. Now, healthcare is going downhill.
According to NOTUS’s Reese Gorman, Jordan has undergone a dramatic transformation from the controversial bomb-thrower who made him a national political figure. “Jim completely changed his tack,” said one senior Republican who opposed Jordan for speaker in 2023. “He knew that for any chance for him to ascend to a top leadership role, or any leadership role for that matter, he was going to have to shed the wrestler Jim and become a little bit more congenial, workable, friendly, and civil.”
Freedom Caucus members are disgusted by what they view as capitulation. “Some of his angling is frustrating to some on the right,” one Freedom Caucus member told NOTUS. Another was blunter: “Jordan has become milquetoast.”
Ouch. If he’s undergone a transformation, we haven’t seen it. But it seems that any little deviation from the Freedom Caucus generates anger from them. It will be hard for him to go anywhere without their support. It would be a good thing not to have him as a speaker. He is not trustworthy. There have been a few issues with the House Judiciary Committee, which he leads. Some things should have been done, and weren’t. The Judiciary is not exactly low responsibility.
The criticism goes beyond tone. “It’s disappointing to have watched him water himself down and not take up any kind of real fights. The FISA bill is a perfect example,” this member said. “That’s not the Jim Jordan that a lot of people remember. He’s basically watering himself down, changing his views, in order to move himself in the middle. I hope that this is just a temporary thing, but he’s not the fighter that he once was.”
But there’s a deeper problem: unhealed wounds. During his previous speaker bid, Jordan’s outside supporters inundated members and their families with threats and harassing text messages — a campaign of intimidation that hasn’t been forgotten.
WHAM. Something like that is *very* hard to forget. Those people may be less inclined to vote for him if it comes up. None of us would after something like that, even with the caveat that we’re liberals. He’s pretty far out there to the right. It’s difficult to believe he’s changed. If he has, it’s all surface. Mike Johnson is inoffensive to everyone, but Jordan would not be. Jordan is nearly impossible to work with. There will be a lot more trouble coming if he gets elected. Let’s fervently hope he does not. At least we won’t have to worry quite as much for a couple of years after the blue tsunami comes through.
He really loves yellow ties. See you soon!
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