Professional Antagonist Tests Whether He Can Bully His Way To The Speakership – TPM – Talking Points Memo

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the House Freedom Caucus founding chairman who has become a household name due to his penchant for leading bogus investigations into his political foes and creating ample programming for Fox News over the years, will attempt to become Speaker of the House today.

There are plenty of speculative tweets out this morning about whether he has the votes, analytical predictions of how moderate Republicans will behave and think pieces on what this means for the conservative movement that we won’t get caught up in here.

TPM’s Kate Riga and Emine Yücel are on the Hill today following Jordan’s chaotic attempt to lead an unruly party. Follow our coverage below:

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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the House Freedom Caucus founding chairman who has become a household name due to his penchant for leading bogus investigations into his political foes and creating ample programming for Fox News over the years, will attempt to become Speaker of the House today.

There are plenty of speculative tweets out this morning about whether he has the votes, analytical predictions of how moderate Republicans will behave and think pieces on what this means for the conservative movement that we won’t get caught up in here.

TPM’s Kate Riga and Emine Yücel are on the Hill today following Jordan’s chaotic attempt to lead an unruly party. Follow our coverage below:

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