Still losing more votes.
Second day he lost more votes than the first. And now, three more than yesterday. And the House is still without a Speaker while the world is going up in flames.
So fear seems to be losing its grip on the House GOP.
Third ballot votes:
Two Democrats were absent, therefore 210 rather than 212 votes for Jeffries this time.
Maybe they shouldn't be having another meeting. I think that's how they lost more on this last round.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
UPDATE 01:03 pm: Embarrassing.
UPDATE 02:56 pm:
On Tuesday, 20 Republicans voted against [Jordan], putting him far below the threshold he needed to be speaker. Twenty-two Republicans voted against him in a second vote on Wednesday. Twenty-five Republicans opposed him in a third vote, putting him even further from the speakership.
After the third failed vote, Republicans took a vote by secret ballot on whether Jordan should remain the nominee. He lost that vote handily, losing his status as the Republican nominee for speaker.
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Several of the members who are opposed to Jordan are members of the House appropriations committee, who are reportedly opposed to the way Jordan has embraced a hard line on spending cuts and shutting down the government.
Members also reported receiving death threats and outside pressure to vote for Jordan, a position that has only hardened their opposition to him.
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Some Scalise allies think Jordan didn’t do enough to rally Republicans around Scalise.
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Even as it was clear that Jordan had no clear path to becoming the speaker, no Republican emerged to seriously challenge him. Republicans currently have a Sunday noon deadline to announce their candidacy ahead of another round of speakership talks.
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The speaker runs the business of the House and controls the floor schedule and which bills come to the floor. Without one, the House cannot operate.
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Democrats have all voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, in each of the speakership elections. Jeffries has said there have been “informal talks” with Republicans, but Democrats have been quiet about any negotiations. A pre-condition for any Democratic support for a speaker appears to be that they would allow any bipartisan bills come up for a vote.
Guardian
As long as the House remains without a speaker, the chamber cannot advance any legislation, leaving members unable to pass critical bills like a stopgap government funding measure or an aid package for Israel and Ukraine. Government funding is set to run out in less than a month, raising the threat of a federal shutdown next month.
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The conference is expected to return on Monday evening to hear from candidates for the speakership, with voting set for Tuesday. By that time, the House will have been without a speaker for three weeks.
Guardian
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