Jordan’s Pressure Campaign Backfires

“Jim Jordan’s allies attempted to badger House Republicans into making him speaker. Those tactics backfired on Tuesday, and could soon doom his speakership push outright,” Politico reports.

“The arm-twisting campaign, which in many cases included veiled threats of primary challenges, was meant to help rally support behind Jordan’s candidacy. Instead, it has put the Judiciary chair’s bid on life support and threatened to plunge House Republicans deeper into turmoil with no clear way out.”

Said Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE): “Jim’s been nice, one-on-one, but his broader team has been playing hardball.”