Republican Jim Jordan loses first US House speaker vote, postpones another round
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Source: Reuters
October 17, 2023 6:08 PM EDT Updated 6 min ago
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan postponed a second vote for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday after coming up short in the first vote, raising questions about his prospects for seizing the top job. The Ohio lawmaker said the House would vote in a second round at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) on Wednesday.
Jordan, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, in a first vote on Tuesday afternoon as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
The loss means that for now the House remains leaderless, as it has been since a handful of Republican insurgents engineered Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker two weeks ago. That has left Congress unable to respond to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, with just a month to go before the U.S. government faces another partial shutdown deadline. Jordan's office had said to expect a second vote on Tuesday, but postponed action after several hours of closed-door meetings with fellow Republicans.
It was not clear whether he would pick up more support or see his opposition grow. McCarthy never got less than 200 votes in 15 rounds over four days in January. "We're making progress. I feel good about it," Jordan told reporters. "We're gonna keep going." If Jordan prevails, a conservative who has spent years fighting with leaders of his own party could end up in one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, putting him second in line for the presidency behind the vice president.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hardline-republican-jim-jordan-makes-grab-us-house-speakers-gavel-2023-10-17/
Of 20 "hard (GOP) nos" - 3 "Zeldin", 1 "Garcia", 7 "Scalise", 6 "McCarthys", 1 "Emmer", 1 "Cole", 1 "Massey"
ETA - they are now in recess "Subject to the Call of the Chair".
UPDATE: 6:00 PM EDT - no more votes for today. Will reconvene Wed. Oct. 18, 2023 @11 am EDT.
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October 17, 2023 4:07 PM EDT Updated 14 min ago
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan failed to win a first vote on Tuesday to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents. The Ohio lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
The loss means that for now the House remains leaderless, as it has been since a handful of Republican hardliners engineered Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker two weeks ago. That has left Congress unable to respond to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, with just a month to go before the U.S. government faces another partial shutdown deadline.
Jordan's office said another vote was expected on Tuesday. It was not clear whether he would pick up more support or see his opposition grow. McCarthy never got less than 200 votes in 15 rounds over four days in January.
"Even Pope Francis, it took him five ballots to get elected," said Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis. "So let's just see how the rest of the day goes." If Jordan prevails, a conservative who has spent years fighting with leaders of his own party could end up in one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, putting him second in line for the presidency behind the vice president.
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan failed to win a first vote on Tuesday to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents. The Ohio lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
The loss means that for now the House remains leaderless, as it has been since a handful of Republican hardliners engineered Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker two weeks ago. That has left Congress unable to respond to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, with just a month to go before the U.S. government faces another partial shutdown deadline.
It is not clear how many of Jordan's Republican opponents would hold firm in subsequent votes. McCarthy never got less than 200 votes in 15 rounds over four days in January.
If Jordan prevails, a conservative who has spent years fighting with leaders of his own party could end up in one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, putting him second in line for the presidency behind the vice president. "He is a patriot, an America First warrior who wins the toughest of fights," Republican Representative Elise Stefanik said as she nominated Jordan for speaker on the House floor.
October 17, 2023 2:26 PM EDT Updated 17 min ago
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan failed to win a first vote on Tuesday to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents. The Ohio lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
The loss means that for now the House remains leaderless, as it has been since a handful of Republican hardliners engineered Kevin McCarthy's ouster as speaker two weeks ago. That has left Congress unable to respond to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, with just a month to go before the U.S. government faces another partial shutdown deadline.
It is not clear how many of Jordan's Republican opponents would hold firm in subsequent votes. McCarthy never got less than 200 votes in 15 rounds over four days in January. If Jordan prevails, a conservative who has spent years fighting with leaders of his own party could end up in one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, putting him second in line for the presidency behind the vice president. "He is a patriot, an America First warrior who wins the toughest of fights," Republican Representative Elise Stefanik said as she nominated Jordan for speaker on the House floor.
Seven Republicans voted for Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican whose own bid for speaker fell apart last week and six voted instead for McCarthy. Three Republicans voted for Lee Zeldin, who retired from Congress in January, and Republican Representatives Tom Cole, Tom Emmer, Thomas Massie and Mike Garcia got one vote each.
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October 17, 2023 1:52 PM EDT Updated a few seconds ago
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan fell short on Tuesday in a vote to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents.
The Ohio lawmaker and ardent ally of former President Trump won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him. All 212 Democrats voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries. It is not clear how many of those Republican opponents would hold firm in subsequent votes.
If he prevails, the Ohio lawmaker who has spent years fighting with leaders of his own party could end up in one of the most powerful jobs in Washington, putting him second in line for the presidency.
Republicans who control the chamber nominated Jordan as a replacement for Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker by a small group of his fellow Republicans on Oct. 3.
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Grab a Snickers. This will take a while.... again.
Unfortunately it won't happen soon enough to stop the charade.
I've definitely been wrong before though.
Next vote is supposed to be this evening after 6pm. We shall see.
It is anyone's guess if he actually gets it though.
Maybe he has some turd intern going through and "filtering" the messages first.
