A Fox News producer emailed Republican congressional staffers over the weekend.
for speaker of the House, helping to boost the congressman's chance of winning the gavel in a vote on Tuesday.A producer for Fox News' prime-time host Sean Hannity emailed Republican congressional staffers over the weekend asking a series of leading questions related to Jordan's speaker vote.
"Sources tell Hannity that Rep. xxxx is not supporting Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker. Can you please let me know if this is accurate?" the note, "And if true, Hannity would like to know why, during a war breaking out between Israel and Hamas, with the war in Ukraine, with the wide open borders, with a budget that's unfinished, why would Rep. xxxx be against Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker?" the note continues.
It asks if there are any conditions that the congressman in question "will choose to work with Democrats on the process of electing a new speaker?""If you're living in a district with a weenie, wishy-washy Republican, call them and politely warn that if they don't elect a truly conservative House Speaker, we will campaign against you. And we will find your replacement.
But more recently, demands by conservative media voices for ideological purity has helped to contribute to the "poisonous incentive structure" that took down former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Brian RosenwaldShare on linkedin
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