Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) thinks he can exhaust his opposition and turn out to be the subsequent Speaker of the Home, however 20 Home Republicans voted towards him.
Manu Raju of CNN reported:
I obtained new reviews this morning on Jim Jordan’s more and more slender path to the presidency. A senior Republican member of the Home of Representatives tells me he has spoken to twenty Republicans who’re promising to dam Jordan if he forces a vote on Tuesday.
He can solely afford to lose 4. An enormous purpose why? Republicans do not need to reward hardliners who ousted Kevin McCarthy and sank Steve Scalise. This member informed me that we can’t reward this habits. He mentioned: we can’t let a small group turn out to be dictators. However one other supply aware of the matter says Jordan had optimistic conversations together with his colleagues over the weekend and is able to drive Tuesday’s vote.
Jordan thinks he can ultimately persuade the holdouts to assist him.
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New — A senior member of the Home Republican Celebration informed me he spoke to twenty members ready to vote towards Jordan and block him on the ground.
Jordan held optimistic conversations and pushed for TUESDAY vote, one other supply says
GOP assembly Monday.
‘We will not reward this habits,’ says member pic.twitter.com/8JFxjDmTTX– Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 15, 2023
Jim Jordan believes the identical factor that Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise believed. Jordan believes he can put on down his Republican opponents and drive them to assist him by getting as many Home Speaker votes as mandatory.
It took Kevin McCarthy 15 votes to reach this technique and procure 8 votes towards. On condition that Jordan faces almost thrice as many detrimental votes, it may take him a month to exhaust his opposition, or McCarthy voters are so offended at their ouster that they may by no means assist Jordan.
The explanation Republicans have been unwilling to take this battle to the bottom is {that a} ground vote opens the door for Democrats and average Republicans to come back collectively and appoint a bipartisan coalition chair.
Jim Jordan is sinking quick and there is a good likelihood his dream of turning into president is already useless.
Jason is the editor-in-chief. He’s additionally a member of the White Home press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a bachelor’s diploma in political science. His graduate research targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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