In all, Rep. Jim Jordan lost 25 Republican colleagues in Friday's vote, leaving him far from the majority needed.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan , Republican Speaker designee, watches as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Jordan to Speaker of the House in the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. With Republicans in majority control of the House, 221-212, any candidate can lose only a few detractors. It appears there is no Republican at present who can win a clear majority, 217 votes, to become speaker.
One extraordinary idea, to give the interim speaker pro tempore, Rep. Patrick McHenry, more powers for the next several months to at least bring the House back into session and conduct crucial business, was swiftly rejected by Jordan's own ultra-conservative allies.Despite deepening opposition, Rep.
Many view Jordan, a founding member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, as too extreme for a central seat of U.S. power, second in line to the presidency. Elevating McHenry to an expanded speaker's role could be a possible off-ramp for the crisis, but it would not be as politically simple as it might seem.
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