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A handful of establishment Republicans blocked Rep. Jim Jordan from locking down the speakership on Tuesday, so Jordan and the vast majority of House Republicans are set to try again on Wednesday.
After originally planning to bring the House back for another vote on Tuesday evening with Bilirakis’s return and LaMalfa’s conversion, Jordan called off the effort and decided to wait until Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. ET when the House will reconvene and try again. Many observers expect Jordan to lose more support before he has a shot at rallying back–and it is unclear how many ballots many Republicans will stick with him for.
The threat of that type of a structure might nudge Republicans towards finally picking a GOP speaker–Jordan seems to be the only one with a pathway to getting there after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise failed last week. Other names floated, like House Majority Whip Tom Emmer or Rep. Mike Johnson or more, would likely face similar problems as McCarthy and Scalise did, and now Jordan is going through.
Follow along here on Breitbart News for live updates as Jordan tries again–and the GOP decides if it wants a bloody civil war of epic proportions or if it wants to get back to governing.A source familiar with Rep. Patrick McHenry’s thinking tells me: “I can share that he’s not interested in the role, not involved in these discussions, and is focused on getting Chairman Jordan elected Speaker.
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