Mike Johnson faces potential ouster as Jim Jordan positions for takeover [View all]

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) appears ready to make his move to take over as Speaker of the House after Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to make his move after the GOP loses control of Congress. NOTUS reported Monday that Republican lawmakers believe Jordan is preparing to take over and that he's raising and donating large sums of campaign cash to incumbents. The House isn't expected to remain Republican in the November election.

It is typical for the president's party to lose seats in the first midterms. However, Trump's poll numbers are so bad when it comes to the economy and starting an unpopular war in Iran that the GOP looks increasingly likely to lose control of Congress and possibly the Senate. Jordan tried to beat Johnson when the Republicans ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2023, but ultimately failed to garner a majority. At over two dozen "lawmakers, congressional aides, outside advisors and lobbyists" told NOTUS that they see signs Jordan is preparing to make his move.

Jordan, a far-right extremist, has been trying to make inroads with the shrinking moderate and establishment wing of the party, the report explained. “He’s done a really good job kind of broadening his base of support,” one moderate told NOTUS. “He’s gone out of his way to help people and build relationships.”

Jordan has spent years trying to overcome a scandal over his awareness of sexual abuse at Ohio State University when he was an assistant wrestling coach. There are at least 177 sexual abuse cases involving Dr. Richard Strauss, the New York Times reported in 2021. When Jordan ran, he faced a lot of questions about why he couldn't win in 2023. One member asked why, after years of refusing to raise money for those he disagreed with, he would suddenly decide they were on the same side. A key piece of the job in leadership is protecting incumbents and helping raise money for their reelections. Jordan's excuse was, “It wasn’t my job to help you then."

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This is referencing today NOTUS article - Notice Anything Different About Jim Jordan? That’s Because He’s Probably Angling for Leadership but interestingly, Politico also has one today on the same subject - Jim Jordan’s dream might not be deferred much longer.

So obviously some gears are in motion behind the scenes.