Jordan Jumps In for House Minority Leader

Republicans lost the House majority in Tuesday's midterms, and Democrats were projected to take control. Jim Jordan of Ohio is reportedly lining up to run for minority leader. Fox News says he's calling colleagues, and Breitbart says he announced his candidacy in a letter CNN obtained. Jordan called it a "staggering day for our conference." Around my place, a day like that means somebody left the gate open. Fox News says Steve Scalise is likely to challenge him, and Mike Johnson's future is still unsettled, which in Washington means everybody is waiting to see who's left standing. Note this: a minority leader only needs a majority of his own party, while a speaker needs a majority of the full House. That's a whole other can of worms.

“This is a staggering day for our conference,”Jim Jordan, via Breitbart