Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says his party can hold onto power in next year’s midterm elections if it focuses on two things: reminding voters what Republicans have delivered, and warning them about what he calls the “socialist” direction of the Democratic Party.
Jordan made the case in an interview with Breitbart News published Sept. 7, recorded during the Republican Jewish Coalition’s National Leadership Summit on Aug. 30.
“I still think we can win. I really do. But there are some headwinds,” Jordan said. “I think first, we have to tell the voters we’ve done what we told you we were going do when you elected us in the last election. We said we would cut taxes — we did. We said we’d secure the border — we did.”
He also pointed to new work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving welfare benefits and a school choice provision added to the tax code, calling both wins for families.
Jordan acknowledged that affordability remains a problem for voters, but placed the blame on the prior administration.
“Things still cost too much, and we understand that,” he said. “I think it’s largely driven by the crazy policies of the Biden administration. President Trump has leveled those costs off. They’re still not climbing like they were in the Biden, but things still cost too much.”
His suggested message for the campaign trail: acknowledge the cost-of-living frustration, then contrast it with what a Democratic-controlled Congress would do.
“We have to understand that, but I think we also have to tell voters, we’ve done what we said. We understand things cost too much, but if you put these Democrats in charge, here’s what they’re going to do, and this is frightening,” Jordan said. “I think we have to just level with them. Do you want the Mamdani/Democrat socialist agenda? And if you don’t, we need you to come out and vote for Republicans. I think that’s how we win this thing, and I think we can.”
Warning of investigations and impeachment
Jordan also predicted that a Democratic majority would move to impeach President Trump for a third time, despite public denials from party leaders.
“God forbid if they win, here’s what I think everyone needs to understand — they say they’re not going to impeach President Trump a third time. They’re going to. They can’t help themselves,” he said. “I don’t think they’re going to win, but if they do, they will definitely do that at some point.”
He went further, saying Democrats would launch investigations into Trump’s family, cabinet officials, and potential 2028 Republican presidential contenders.
“They will investigate everyone. They’re going to investigate the first family. They’re going to investigate cabinet secretaries. They’re gonna focus in on who they believe may be our nominee in 2028. So they’re going to look at the vice president. They’re going to look at Secretary Rubio,” Jordan said. “They’re going to dig into those guys, not for any reason, just for politics. You talk about the weaponization of government: It is about investigations for the political implications. That is what they’ll do, and frankly, I think they’ll go after people in the private sector.”
Jordan argued that keeping Republicans in charge of Congress is what stands between the country and the left’s broader goals, which he attributed to hostility toward American institutions.
“If you don’t have what we have, bad things happen. You don’t have freedom, you don’t have a Bill of Rights, you don’t have free markets — bad things happen,” he said. “You could summarize this midterm in two sentences. They’re crazy. We’re not. And I think we have to demonstrate that.”
