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The Battle for Speaker Takes A Dark Turn by Jay Kuo
Over the past few days, I’ve been covering Jim Jordan’s quest to become Speaker, which now looks in serious doubt. Over the weekend, in order to secure more votes, Jordan’s allies, as well as some notable online and right-wing influencers, began a pressure campaign to get holdouts, numbering 55 at the time, to switch their votes and support him.