Jordan, Scalise Launch 2-Man House GOP Race After Midterm Losses
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Updated · POLITICO · Nov 5
Jordan, Scalise Launch 2-Man House GOP Race After Midterm Losses
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Nov 5
Summary
Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise moved quickly to seek the House minority leader post after Republicans’ sweeping midterm defeat left the party searching for a new direction.
Both candidates instead signaled continuity with Donald Trump, the figure many congressional Republicans blame for the losses, with neither suggesting any break from the president.
Jordan, the sitting Judiciary chair, cast himself as an aggressive counterweight to Democrats, promising investigations into the administration and private entities across the country.
Scalise, the current majority leader, argued the caucus needs a “tested negotiator” to help secure Trump priorities while preparing to resist Democratic probes and any impeachment push.
The contest sets up a choice between two veteran Trump allies even as a decimated House GOP confronts pressure to explain a broad electoral rebuke.