So much for a first-vote acclamation win for Jim Jordan in today’s House Speaker election. Prior to the vote, sources claimed that Jordan had narrowed his opposition within the House GOP caucus to no more than Kevin McCarthy faced on the first ballot in January. Supposedly, Jordan opted to go to the floor in a hope that the pressure of the moment would convert enough of those to get the House back in order.Read More
A Modest Proposal for House Speaker as Jordan Fails on First Ballot
