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has announced that he is reentering the race for House speaker after Rep. Steve Scalise , who had won the nomination, withdrew his name from consideration due to a lack of support from conservatives in the GOP conference.
Scalise had narrowly defeated Jordan in an internal party vote Wednesday by a margin of 113 to 99, but it was clear he wouldn’t be able to get the 217 Republicans needed to win on the House floor.Even though he got fewer votes among Republicans in the closed-door ballot, several Jordan backers have said he can better unify the conference than Scalise could.
“The American people, they are for Jim Jordan overwhelmingly,” Rep. Russell Fry told HuffPost on Friday, citing pro-Jordan callers to his office.Other GOP lawmakers indicated that they have serious reservations about Jordan. Asked if she could support him as speaker, Rep. Ann Wagner As of Friday morning, it’s hard to see how any Republican could win the near-unanimous support of their colleagues that would be necessary to get the gavel.
Complicating Jordan’s path is the fact that some members are still pushing for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to be reinstated as speaker after his ouster last week.
“I like him and I have great relationship with him,” centrist Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart said of Jordan on Friday.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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