Trump knows a Jim Jordan speakership is good policy and politics
President Trump held a rally in Ohio over the weekend to give a last-minute boost to the final special election of 2018. Republican candidate Troy Balderson took the stage to make some remarks, but it was House speaker candidate Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who really stole the show. The crowd started chanting “Jordan!” and “speaker of the House!” as the congressman took the stage to stand alongside the president. Trump gave Jordan a glowing introduction and called the co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus a “brave, tough cookie.”
If anyone has a finger on the pulse of the GOP base, it’s Trump. Out of all the big names he could have dropped to fire up the likely Republican voters at that rally, he picked Jordan. Trump knows a Jim Jordan speakership would be good policy and good politics. Jordan’s campaign platform for the speakership is a perfect complement to the policy initiatives of the Trump administration: welfare reform, spending cuts, healthcare, reforming the FBI, and border security. Jordan isn’t just principled, he’s popular with pro-liberty voters. In recent months, FreedomWorks activists sent more than 75,000 phone calls, tweets, and letters to their representatives in support of Jordan for speaker.
FreedomWorks also recently conducted a survey of more than 4,200 members of our grassroots community and found almost unanimous support for Jordan for speaker of the House. Out of the respondents, 99.2 percent (4,203 individuals) supported Jordan for speakership. Only 0.08 percent (32 individuals) supported Rep. Kevin McCarthy. That is not a typo. You read that right. Support for current GOP leadership among our grassroots members didn’t even break into the triple digits. FreedomWorks dug a little deeper, contacting the 32 individuals that supported McCarthy over Jordan. Turns out, they all lived in Jordan’s district and simply didn’t want him to get caught up in the messy politics of the swamp. They support him, they just don’t want to share him. The GOP base was promised a Republican majority would end business-as-usual in Washington. One shameless $1.3 trillion omnibus spending spree later, we realize it was just another political lie.
Republican voters want to know: What is the point of having a Republican majority if it isn’t willing to fight for increased transparency and small government? This time around, the GOP base knows talk is cheap. We believe the only way to drain the swamp is to substantively change the way Congress operates, and that starts with electing principled leadership. Jordan has demonstrated through his actions, not just words, that he can motivate colleagues and get the job done. Unlike current leadership, he will not make deals behind closed doors and excessively spend tax dollars like Democrats. Jordan would also fix broken House procedure, which is currently plagued by leadership more concerned with playing short-term politics than governing. Even moderate Republicans and centrist Democrats agree their voices are ignored under the House’s current legislative process. A Speaker Jordan would return power to individual members and committee chairs, so policy issues are decided on the floor rather than behind closed doors. Jordan’s leadership campaign has the potential to restore Main Street faith in the legislative process. He has earned the support of FreedomWorks, the House Freedom Caucus, countless other pro-liberty organizations and influencers, and the president of the United States.
Thanks to the social media, the speaker’s race is no longer a “beltway” campaign. This is a national issue that will have a serious impact on Republican turnout in 2018. Republican voters will not show up in November to vote for more of the same. However, they will show up to protect a Jordan-led GOP majority. Authenticity inspires the Republican electorate, and Jordan is the real deal. More than 1,000 members of our grassroots activist community have already committed to attending the FreedomWorks’ September Day of Action on the Capitol’s West Lawn in support of Jordan. If activists are willing to travel all the way to Washington to support Jordan, you can bet they are willing to show up at the voting booths in their home districts. Jordan is the future of the GOP, and Republican candidates who fail to embrace this pro-liberty movement will likely face the political consequences in November.
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