Dems 'salivating' at prospect of running against Speaker Jim Jordan

Republicans in the House of Representatives may elect hardliner Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as speaker on Tuesday, and Democrats are reportedly licking their chops at the prospect of running against him.

Politico reports that "Democrats are salivating over prospect of saddling vulnerable Republicans with Jordan’s record — from his history opposing abortion rights and pushing entitlement cuts to his links to the Ohio State University sexual abuse scandal that he has figured into."

Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) even told Politico this week that "there’s probably only one Republican who could be worse for Republicans: George Santos," the scandal-plagued, twice-indicted Republican who fabricated his familial, academic, and work histories.

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What's more, Politico writes that giving Jordan the gavel would make it potentially more likely that Republicans will take politically unpopular stances that play well on Fox News but that alienate swing voters.

"It’s easy to imagine the House moving appropriations bills that would defund DOJ’s Trump probes or zero out various Biden Cabinet officials’ salaries," writes Politico. "Or voting to impeach Biden. Or shutting down the government over policy fights with Democrats. Jordan has virtually no relationships with key leaders he would be negotiating with on a regular basis."

The House of Representatives has now gone nearly two weeks without a speaker after a rebellion led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) led to the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).