{"id":594854,"date":"2023-10-19T04:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jordan-marches-ahead-with-speaker-bid-despite-grim-outlook\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T04:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:04:19","slug":"jordan-marches-ahead-with-speaker-bid-despite-grim-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jordan-marches-ahead-with-speaker-bid-despite-grim-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jordan marches ahead with Speaker bid despite grim outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jordanjim_101823gn02_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is marching ahead with his Speakership bid despite increasingly grim signs for his path to the gavel, eyeing another floor vote on Thursday even as GOP lawmakers signal that his opposition is likely to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan lost 22 Republican votes on the second ballot Wednesday \u2014 two more GOP defectors than the day before \u2014 securing just 199 votes to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries\u2019 (D-N.Y.) 212. The tally beat expectations from Jordan supporters, who had predicted he would lose around eight more Republicans, but it also marked the first time in nearly a century that a majority-party Speaker nominee\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sgp.fas.org\/crs\/misc\/RL30857.pdf\">received<\/a>\u00a0fewer than 200 votes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Jordan, nonetheless, is vowing to remain in the race and is planning to take his nomination back to the floor for a third ballot on Thursday. Several GOP lawmakers, however, expect new detractors to join the fold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe expectation is, at least from the chatter I\u2019m hearing, is that there will be some others that will move away from the Jordan candidacy,\u201d Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.), who voted for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on the first two ballots, told reporters Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very clear that those numbers are not there and that it\u2019s gonna get a lot worse,\u201d Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who also backed Scalise in the first two rounds of voting, said after Jordan\u2019s second failed vote, noting that he does not think he has a path to the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>One centrist Republican who supported Jordan on the first two ballots said they are planning to jump ship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI committed to two votes. I\u2019m not able to on the 3rd,\u201d the lawmaker told The Hill in a text message.<\/p>\n<p>Another Republican told The Hill that slowly increasing the number of votes against Jordan is a strategy among those opposing the Ohio Republican.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Jordan, for his part, is maintaining optimism in the face of mounting adversity, telling reporters that he intends to stay in the race as he continues to have conversations with members of the conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe picked up some today, a couple dropped off, but they voted for me before. I think they can come back again,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cSo we\u2019ll keep talking to members. Keep working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And his office is remaining defiant.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep going,\u201d Jordan spokesperson Russell Dye said shortly following Wednesday\u2019s vote, later telling The Hill, \u201cJim Jordan will be Speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said Wednesday it is his \u201cexpectation\u201d that the GOP conference will meet Thursday, which could present Jordan with an opportunity to regroup ahead of a third ballot. It would be the latest in a string of closed-door meetings among House Republicans that have taken place over the Speaker showdown.<\/p>\n<p>The House could hold another Speaker vote as early as noon.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The unrelenting determination is no surprise coming from Jordan, the fast-talking chairman of the House Judiciary Committee who is known to not back away from a fight. But as he bleeds GOP support and the House chugs through week three of being at a standstill \u2014\u00a0which is preventing the chamber from taking action on government funding and support for Israel amid its war against Hamas \u2014\u00a0some Republicans say it is time for Jordan to throw in the towel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he\u2019s done,\u201d Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who voted for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the first two ballots, told CNN\u2019s Jake T<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs to withdraw from this,\u201d he added. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna lose more votes tomorrow, I know it, already have, I know he\u2019s gonna cross over and change. He doesn\u2019t have any pathway forward to 217.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s allies, meanwhile, say it is up to the Ohio Republican to decide how far he wants to take his bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course there\u2019s a path,\u201d Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said, noting that Jordan\u2019s 199 votes is close to the number of votes McCarthy had during his marathon Speaker\u2019s race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always a path, the questions about the conversations and who you\u2019re talking to,\u201d he added. \u201cSo those conversations are underway right now, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>McCarthy \u2014\u00a0whose Speaker election on the floor last four days and spanned 15 ballots \u2014\u00a0said Jordan should receive \u201cthe same timeframe I was able to get.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as time goes on, the battle is getting nastier.<\/p>\n<p>Bacon, who came out against Jordan ahead of the first ballot, said\u00a0his wife received anonymous text messages and calls\u00a0leading up to the Speaker vote that encouraged her to tell the congressman to support Jordan. One message obtained by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1714426340084986074?s=20\">Politico<\/a>\u00a0read: \u201cYour husband will not hold any political office ever again. What a disappoint and failure he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>And on Wednesday, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) \u2014\u00a0who flipped her vote from Jordan on Tuesday to House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) on Wednesday \u2014 said she received death threats after leaving the Ohio Republican\u2019s corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[S]ince my vote in support of Chairwoman Granger, I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls. The proper authorities have been notified and my office is cooperating fully,\u201d Miller-Meeks wrote in a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/millermeeks.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/miller-meeks-statement-speaker-vote-and-death-threats\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not stand for bullies before I voted for Chairwoman Granger and when I voted for Speaker designee Jordan, and I will not bend to bullies now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan condemned the behavior,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1714779942523699416?s=20\">writing on X<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cNo American should accost another for their beliefs\u201d and calling it \u201cabhorrent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The growing \u2014\u00a0and prolonged \u2014\u00a0Speaker conundrum, meanwhile, is\u00a0further fueling calls\u00a0among some Republicans for the House to take up a resolution that would expand McHenry\u2019s authority as Speaker pro tem, and allow the House to get back to business. Wednesday morning, before Jordan fell short on the second ballot, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) signaled he would introduce a resolution to formally install McHenry as Speaker pro tempore.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) said Jordan\u2019s second failed vote \u201cabsolutely\u201d further shows that it is time to expand McHenry\u2019s powers, and Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) called that course of action \u201cthe most logical solution at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker saga is thrusting the House GOP conference into a sea of complicated dynamics as pressure mounts amid a looming government shutdown deadline and a conflict between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, however, are offering no sympathy to Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ache for him,\u201d President Biden told reporters while chuckling when asked if he has a view on Jordan\u2019s \u201ccurrent predicament\u201d on Capitol Hill. \u201cNo. Zero. 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