Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Oh) as US House Speaker would simply NOT work for the Congress….
Most Republicans KNOW this….
The Ohio Republican told POLITICO that he wants to be able to go to the floor on Tuesday, giving him a matter of days to try to flip more than 50 GOP lawmakers who signaled in a secret ballot vote on Friday that they won’t support him.
It’s an uphill climb and one that Jordan is trying to pull off in record time. It took former Speaker Kevin McCarthy almost two months of behind-the-scenes maneuvering to be ultimately crowned in January. And Jordan is facing a steeper lift compared to the California Republican who started off with 188 supporters, with some of his colleagues already warning that if he can’t figure out the math by early next week they should move on to someone else….
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“What happens when Jordan forces us to the floor to try to pressure us and all of a sudden we don’t show up and Hakeem Jeffries is speaker cause he wanted to be a bully?” one House Republican asked.
With most Republicans out of town until Monday evening, Jordan is working the phones to try to sway some of his dozens of holdouts who signaled their opposition to the Ohio lawmaker in an anonymous secret ballot. He’s also deputized allies throughout the conference to conduct outreach on his behalf….
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But there’s latent skepticism within corners of the House GOP that Jordan, who shot through the party ranks as a conservative bomb thrower but emerged as a key ally to McCarthy, will be able to win over a well of centrists, Scalise supporters and others.
“I think he’s gonna have a serious problem getting the numbers,” said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who voted against Jordan on Friday and has signaled it is unlikely he’ll support him on the floor…..
Jordan Update….
(I wonder what he’s promised???)
Manu Raju@mkraju
News — Jim Jordan told me he will go to the floor and force vote tomorrow at NOON, even if he doesn’t have 217 votes initially. Had previously said he would go to floor once he had 217 votes locked down. He says tomorrow House will elect a speaker.
“We’ll go the floor tomorrow.”
Jordan IS MOUNTING a HUGE pressure campaign against his opponents in the House and reports ARE that he has turned several into supporting him
“Most Republicans know this”
Another dumbass statement.
Maybe but CERTAINLY TRUE…….
I would suspect that Jordan a’la McCarthy is making side deals with those converted to support him…..
We’ll see……
Voting him in I still think is going to require Democrats to unite with moderate/centrists to get anything through the House….
This is gonna be interesting
Jordan wants a vote today……
He still comes up short according to reports
So “ Most” Republicans “know” this,( that Jordan shouldn’t be Speaker),yet “most “ Republicans are going to vote for him tomorrow.
I see I see.
Any more silliness this afternoon?
I thought Jordan was gonna have to make deals…
If this os the way to get things going in the chamber
Then there might be a little hope
Jordan Promised Vote on Ukraine Aid If Elected Speaker
“Four House Republicans walked away from conversations with House GOP speaker nominee Jim Jordan under the impression he’ll allow a floor vote on linking Ukraine funding with Israel funding if he wins the gavel,” Axios reports.
“Many hardline House Republicans are pushing for the U.S. to stop providing funding to Ukraine, but allowing a House floor vote could allow funding to pass thanks to significant help from Democrats.”
And this IS an answer to ‘they KNOW This’
Why the GOP is overlooking Jim Jordan’s incomplete investigative report card
When it comes to both President Joe Biden and claims of politicizing the government, House Republicans have yet to find a smoking gun — but they don’t mind…..
More….
(This is NOT about governing…..)
Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri has flipped and will support Jim Jordan for Speakrr. 3 days ago she recounted a temper tantrum by Jordan that she said (then) was so terrible she would never back him.
3 days later here we are.
And Wagner is one of the suburban “moderates”.
What a joke of a party.
The opposition is down from 50 to 30 to ab out 10…..
Like McCarthy?
Jordan IS making deals I suspect
Madness…Nuff Said…Hello Canada After Pension???
U ain’t running away…..