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- Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership on first ballot
- House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for speaker as opposition deepens
- Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for Speaker of the House as opposition deepens
- House GOP considers Trump-backed Jim Jordan as speaker. Not all Republicans are in favor
- McCarthy vows to do ‘everything’ he can to help Jim Jordan become House speaker
- Second ballot
More turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. Several Republican lawmakers emerged from Monday night’s House GOP conference meeting saying that they won’t vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on the eve of his speakership election. The House is entering its second week without a speaker and is essentially unable to function during a time of turmoil in the U.S. and wars overseas. The political pressure increasingly is on Republicans to reverse course, reassert majority control and govern in Congress.
Jim Jordan fails to win House speakership on first ballot
When asked about this, McHenry wouldn’t entertain the idea and said the main focus should be on electing a Republican speaker. Nehls’ comments are the latest indication there is a recognition among many Republicans that Jordan doesn’t have the votes. The move could give Democrats an opportunity to seek some concessions from Republicans in exchange for their votes. The resolution to empower McHenry would need Democratic support since many Republicans oppose the idea.
House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for speaker as opposition deepens
"I think he’s going to have the votes soon, if not today, over the next day or two." Four House Republicans similarly told Axios that their takeaway from the meeting was that Jordan would at least allow a floor vote on tying Ukraine funding with money for Israel. Some Republicans proposed simply giving Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., who was appointed interim speaker pro tempore, greater authority to lead the House for some time. WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly desperate Republicans convened behind closed doors again Friday as the endless search for a House speaker drags deeper into a second week leaving the GOP majority spiraling into chaos for the foreseeable future. Jordan and McCarthy were seen huddling on the floor Tuesday, and Jordan, after losing a floor vote on the first ballot, decamped to the former speaker’s suite.
Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for Speaker of the House as opposition deepens
Members who opposed Jordan have also complained about threats and intimidation tactics from Jordan's allies. Those complaints intensified after the second ballot as Jordan vowed to keep fighting. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla, told reporters he has heard reports of robocalls in his district with misinformation, including telling voters he plans to vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY., to be speaker.
Another member who was originally opposed to Jordan but flipped and supported him on the floor, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), said he was “evaluating” everything right now and would not commit to supporting Jordan again. Jordan also faces the likelihood that some members who voted for him on the floor on the first ballot will not support him on the second. Now, the likelihood of Scalise helping Jordan win over the majority leader’s allies on the House floor is slim. The characterization of the meeting was also not taken well among Scalise allies, even the ones who had voted for Jordan on the floor.
Jordan conferred immediately afterward with McCarthy, who fared nearly as badly in January, having lost almost as many votes on the first of what would become a historic 15 ballots for the gavel. But with public pressure bearing down on lawmakers from Trump's allies including Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, it's unclear how long the holdouts can last. Jordan swiftly flipped dozens of detractors in a matter of days, shoring up Republicans who have few options left. It's been two weeks of angry Republican infighting since McCarthy's sudden removal by hard-liners, who are now within reach of a central seat of U.S. power. The vote for House speaker, once a formality in Congress, has devolved into another bitter showdown for the gavel. Back in January, McCarthy took a historically unprecedented 15 marathon votes to ascend to the speakership, which he did without a vote to spare.
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The moderate New York Republican acknowledged, however, that there are "tricky" legal nuances to taking up a vote on extending McHenry's powers. Bacon has been a vocal holdout against Jordan and was one of the 20 GOP members that did not back Jordan yesterday on the floor, preventing him from assuming the role.
House speakership up in air as resistance to Jim Jordan hardens - BBC.com
House speakership up in air as resistance to Jim Jordan hardens.
Posted: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
McCarthy vows to do ‘everything’ he can to help Jim Jordan become House speaker
On Tuesday, 20 Republicans voted against his candidacy – far more than the handful he could afford to lose given the party’s narrow majority in Congress. The congressman fared worse in a Wednesday vote, with 22 Republicans voting against him. Some of the holdouts voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was the original nominee for speaker but withdrew from the race after several Jordan supporters tanked his nomination by saying they wouldn’t vote for him.
Second ballot
Jordan builds momentum to Speakership but still faces opposition: Live coverage - The Hill
Jordan builds momentum to Speakership but still faces opposition: Live coverage.
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One holdout, Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, said Jordan’s role in the runup to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and his refusal to admit that Biden, a Democrat, won the 2020 election remained an issue. The holdouts are a mix of pragmatists, ranging from seasoned legislators and committee chairs worried about governing to newer lawmakers from districts where voters back home prefer President Joe Biden to Trump. Diaz-Balart expressed displeasure at Jordan’s apparent pressure strategy to put holdouts on the spot Tuesday despite lacking unanimous support from the conference.
One extraordinary idea, to give the interim speaker pro tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, more powers for the next several months to at least bring the House back into session and conduct crucial business, was swiftly rejected by Jordan’s own ultra-conservative allies. In fact, the hard-charging Judiciary chairman lost rather than gained votes despite hours of closed-door talks, no improvement from the 20 and then 22 Republicans he lost in early rounds this week. Jordan failed to get the 217 votes necessary to become speaker on the first ballot after 20 Republicans voted against him. The Ohio Republican then spent the hours after the failed vote trying to game-plan a way to win over the holdouts. Jordan could only afford to lose five votes from Republicans in order to obtain the votes necessary to win the speaker's gavel.
A GOP source familiar with the plans tells NPR that there is a plan to introduce resolution to officially augment what Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry can do in the temporary role. Jordan lost 22 votes on the second ballot Thursday, and one Republican predicted he could lose around 29 votes as the House expects to hold a third ballot Friday morning. Jordan has been a top Trump ally, particularly during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack by the former president’s backers who were trying to overturn the 2020 election he lost to Biden. The holdouts want “nothing” from Jordan, Gimenez said, adding that some of the lawmakers in the meeting simply called on Jordan to drop out of the race. Drawing on his Ohio roots, Jordan, who is popular with the GOP’s right-flank activist base of voters, positioned his long-shot campaign alongside the history of American innovators including the Wright brothers, urging his colleagues to elect him to the speakership. As he left Emmer’s office, Jordan said he felt confident that he could get the votes necessary to become speaker.
After the vote, the House recessed as Republicans figure out the next step. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a chief architect of McCarthy’s ouster, said after Friday’s vote that he and other Jordan supporters would be willing to be censured or otherwise punished by their GOP colleagues if that was what it took to win over votes for Jordan. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has so far failed to clinch the House speakership in two rounds of voting. If Jordan does win them over, that would still not be nearly enough to secure the speakership, given that 22 Republicans voted against him on the second ballot and more are expected to oppose him on the third ballot. But Jordan is hoping to show some sign of progress ahead of the next vote planned for Friday.
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