House speaker live updates: Republicans nominate Jim Jordan in private vote

[excalibur]

Jim Jordan won in the closed-door vote. Whether he can get to 217 votes needed is not known as this story broke.

House reaches Day 10 without a speaker as Republicans nominate Jim Jordan

The latest news and updates on the Republican fight over the next House speaker after Steve Scalise dropped his bid to replace Kevin McCarthy.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[excalibur]

Gotta laugh at the left, crying about 'democracy', blah, blah, blah, and then when they get served a large dose of democracy in action they freak out.

 

[d0gbreath]

When Scalise dropped out. Only the dummy is left.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Jim Jordan won in the closed-door vote. Whether he can get to 217 votes needed is not known as this story broke.

House reaches Day 10 without a speaker as Republicans nominate Jim Jordan

The latest news and updates on the Republican fight over the next House speaker after Steve Scalise dropped his bid to replace Kevin McCarthy.

www.nbcnews.com

Nope. He don't got it.

 

[Foxfyre]

Jim Jordan won in the closed-door vote. Whether he can get to 217 votes needed is not known as this story broke.

House reaches Day 10 without a speaker as Republicans nominate Jim Jordan

The latest news and updates on the Republican fight over the next House speaker after Steve Scalise dropped his bid to replace Kevin McCarthy.

www.nbcnews.com

Jim Jordan will be, at least initially, popular with a lot of Republicans/Patriots/conservative Independents. But he is an unknown when it comes to being Speaker who not only has to have the skill to keep a GOP coalition together but also skills to negotiate with Democrats and also be a money raising machine.

McCarthy was effective in negotiations with Democrats--the very thing he has been most condemned for--and extremely effective in raising money for campaign coffers and super pacs. He was less successful in keeping a GOP coalition together but did pretty darn well. If we voters had given the GOP a larger majority in the House he would still be Speaker.

Whether Jordan possesses the same ability, I don't know. Whomever is the next Speaker I will hope so.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Jim Jordan won in the closed-door vote. Whether he can get to 217 votes needed is not known as this story broke.

House reaches Day 10 without a speaker as Republicans nominate Jim Jordan

The latest news and updates on the Republican fight over the next House speaker after Steve Scalise dropped his bid to replace Kevin McCarthy.

www.nbcnews.com

another closed door, secret ballot?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Read Foxfyre above for a very good analysis.

 

[Borillar]

So they didn’t want “David Duke without the baggage” and now seemingly have issues with “Mister Failure Theater”. Do the repugs have anyone else?

 

[excalibur]

When Scalise dropped out. Only the dummy is left.

No, neither Biden nor Kamala is running for Speaker.

 

[excalibur]

another closed door, secret ballot?

How the majority party chooses a nominee.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

How the majority party chooses a nominee.

Shh...

secret ballots.

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[merrill]

The smart position ......

• Democrats are backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York.

 

[beautress]

Jim Jordan won in the closed-door vote. Whether he can get to 217 votes needed is not known as this story broke.

House reaches Day 10 without a speaker as Republicans nominate Jim Jordan

The latest news and updates on the Republican fight over the next House speaker after Steve Scalise dropped his bid to replace Kevin McCarthy.

www.nbcnews.com

You go, Jim Jordan!!!

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

You go, Jim Jordan!!!

... right into the gutter of defeat.

 

[Independentthinker]

Jim Jordan won in the closed-door vote. Whether he can get to 217 votes needed is not known as this story broke.

House reaches Day 10 without a speaker as Republicans nominate Jim Jordan

The latest news and updates on the Republican fight over the next House speaker after Steve Scalise dropped his bid to replace Kevin McCarthy.

www.nbcnews.com

Scalize won more votes in his closed door vote so I doubt this means much.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

The smart position ......

• Democrats are backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York.

If that the case it will be a demo rat failure

 

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Jim Jordan Rejected In First Round Ballot, Signaling More Turmoil Ahead.

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead

Republicans have rejected congressman Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot. More voting is expected Tuesday as the staunch ally of Donald Trump works to shore up support and seize the speaker's gavel.

apnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — More turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel.

Additional voting was expected as the House hit a standstill, stuck while Jordan works to shore up support from Republican colleagues to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for the job. Reluctant Republicans are refusing to give Jordan their votes, viewing the Ohio congressman as too extreme for the powerful position of House speaker, second in line to the presidency.

It’s been two weeks of angry Republican infighting since McCarthy’s sudden removal by hard-liners, who are now within reach of a central seat of U.S. power. The vote for House speaker, once a formality in Congress, has devolved into another bitter showdown for the gavel.

Gym JorDumb received 200-Votes.

Hakeen Jeffries received 212-Votes.

Twenty Republicans voted for either McCarthy, Scalise or they voted "Other".

How many Republicans promised support JorDumb on the first ballot and how many will defect on the second.

JorDumb is NOT popular within the Republican Caucus. He deeply involved the Jan.6 Insurrection. Not the man for the job.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

The Big Question is: "Can Jeffries can eight GOP defectors?"

 

[Synthaholic]