Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday nominated hardliner Jim Jordan for speaker, setting up a vote that will test whether he can surmount the party divisions that led Steve Scalise to abandon his bid.
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
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?!?