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Why Jim Jordan Is Still “the Man for the Moment”

Why Jim Jordan Is Still “the Man for the Moment”

Update: 2023-10-25
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Jim Jordan may have failed to become the Republican Speaker of the House, but he still remains the Party’s most influential insurgent. The former wrestling champion and current Ohio congressman first took office in 2007. Since then, he has not sponsored a single bill that has become law. Instead, he has made it his mission to expose what he calls “big-tech censorship” against conservatives, and to undermine the institutions that are investigating Donald Trump. Jonathan Blitzer, who wrote a piece on Jordan’s conspiratorial quest for power for this week’s New Yorker, joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss why this man is still key to understanding the contemporary Republican Party. 



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Why Jim Jordan Is Still “the Man for the Moment”

Why Jim Jordan Is Still “the Man for the Moment”

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