Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, got thumped in the race for minority leader by outgoing Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Don’t sleep on the results though — take a look at the numbers.

McCarthy won 159 votes, more than enough to win the leadership role. Jordan carried 43, which coincidentally lines up roughly with the number of members of the cantankerous House Freedom Caucus (the caucus keeps its exact membership numbers private).

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