Rep. Jim Jordan Highlights Discrepancy Between Blue State Election Outcomes and National Vote Trends

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Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, a Republican, has expressed his view that this week’s election results should not be directly compared to last year’s national elections. He voiced this perspective during an appearance on “On Balance.”

“I think it’s somewhat misleading to equate a national election from a year ago with the recent elections, which were confined to just a few states and a major urban area,” Jordan remarked on the show.

His comments followed a series of significant victories for Democrats in Tuesday’s elections. In New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger successfully defeated their Republican competitors in gubernatorial races. Additionally, three Democratic justices maintained their positions on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

California, a state with a strong Democratic base, saw voters approve a mid-decade congressional redistricting measure. This decision may provide the Democratic Party with up to five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, in New York, voters elected Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, to a prominent leadership role in the city, which is the largest in the nation.

At a Capitol Hill news conference Wednesday morning, House Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed Tuesday night’s election results, stating, “What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming.”

Mamdani’s win worries Republicans: Jordan

Still, Mamdani’s victory in New York caused a stir for Republicans, who Jordan says are very concerned.

“Well, we should be, because a socialist won the mayor’s position in our largest city,” he said. “A socialist who says they want government-run stores? You talk about affordability, you talk about shortages and rationing, that’s what happens when you have government-run groceries.”

Jordan did point out he doesn’t feel Mamdani’s win represents the thinking of Democratic Party members across the country.

“It’s just not. I talk to folks in the Fourth District of Ohio. That’s not how they think. That’s not what they believe. And they certainly don’t want a socialist representing their state and their political subdivision, whatever that may be.”