Republican donors say raising money for Jordan is going to require some convincing

Some deep-pocketed Republican donors may need convincing to prevent them from being conservative with their pocketbooks. Donors are already casting House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) as far-right and therefore a hard sell should he win his bid for the Speaker of the House.

“We’re gonna have to pitch to major donors why we’re worth investing in,” a GOP operative told CNN.

One Republican lawmaker who remains iffy on Jordan told the network: “It’s a genuine concern he doesn’t play well in purple districts.”

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Currently, Jordan is attempting to shore up the votes to secure the plum post, with at least some of the roughly 20 holdouts who were refusing to vote for him now changing their tunes and supporting him on the House floor.

The messaging from Jordan's camp is much sunnier.

They swear that Jordan's leadership is certain to inspire a bundle of like-minded donors who have yet to pony up to the party.

Sources told CNN that they cite the Ohio lawmaker's willingness to shield moderates from attacks and also not rock the boat too much. This is coming from the man who began the year leading a crusade against President Joe Biden's administration.

Other unknowns center on whether Jordan can deliver the kind of donors that McCarthy did.

Some shared with CNN that he doesn't command the same gravitas when it comes to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that was in lockstep with McCarthy, who is known for being a prolific fundraiser.

The GOP operative bluntly called it a massive money loss with McCarthy being relegated to a rank-and-file congressman.

“We just killed our golden goose,” a Republican told CNN when McCarthy was shown the door as Speaker of the House.

But Jordan's supporters are confident that the cash will roll in.

“Mr. Jordan is ready to fundraise for all members of the GOP conference across the country when he’s Speaker,” a source privy to Jordan’s backchanneling efforts to wear down disbelievers, told CNN.

Still, while Jordan is working to amass more allies in his Speaker camp, sources tell CNN that there remain many donors who lost the will to support the party following the Jan. 6 siege on the Capital and the effort to prevent Congress from legitimizing the presidential election. Jordan has been linked to that effort.

If Jordan ascends to be granted the gavel, one operative told CNN that there are fears that lawmakers may bail on their reelections.