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US House Republicans nominate hardliner Jim Jordan for speaker
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McCarthy got 188 votes in conference and then went thru 15 rounds of voting on the floor to get 30 more votes to be elected speaker.
It will be even more of a challenge for Jordan to get 90+ votes.
He can go to the floor and risk losing on the first ballot. But if he lost on the first ballot, at least he’d know who is opposed to him so he can try to work them over.
From what I've heard, the Republicans already know the first vote is going to fail. Their only goal at this point is to avoid the clown fiesta that happened for McCarthy, so I'd expect a long gap between the first failed vote and the second vote as they try and get all their ducks in a row.
Jordan Still Doesn’t Have the Votes
In a second secret vote in the House Republican Conference, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) got just 155 votes from members would said they vote for him on the House floor, with 55 saying they would not.
Jordan is far short of the 217 votes he would need to win the speakership
I’m cynical af, but my take is: never underestimate the “moderate republicans” willingness to bend the knee to the freedom caucus, and Trump.
At some point it stops being cynicism and becomes observing reality.
What the fuck 155 Republican Congressmen think this is a good idea?!?