Jordan lost 25 votes from Republicans - an increase over the number he lost in previous votes.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee talks to reporters as he leaves the Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. WASHINGTON, D. C. - For the third time in four days, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Champaign County failed on Friday to win enough votes from his fellow Republicans to ascend to the House speakership.
“Americans expect their government to fight for them,” Jordan said during brief press conference. “They expect us to finish our work. And they expect us to keep faith with the principles and values that made us the greatest nation ever, made us the nation that could go from the Wright brothers to Neil Armstrong. That’s what we have to keep in mind. And that’s the kind of attitude I think we got to have.
“Anyone who is not onboard with this is not acting in good governance & weakening US defense,” the South Russell Republican“Trust me, being speaker is not an easy job, especially in this conference,” said McCarthy. “But I’ve seen Jim spend his entire career fighting for freedom no matter what, no matter the odds. And I know he’s ready for the job.”
New York’s Jeffries got 210 Votes, compared with 194 for Jordan. The GOP holdouts named Republicans other than Jordan, such as McHenry, as their selection for speaker. All Ohio Republicans voted for Jordan, and all the state’s Democrats picked Jeffries. Those committee posts and his staunch defense of former President Donald Trump over the years have made Jordan a hard-right favorite but a lightning rod for Democrats. Trump publicly backed Jordan for speaker and Jordan has been a fierce Trump ally on Capitol Hill,and who wouldn’t be good at a job that requires governing and coalition building. U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, a Columbus Democrat, says he represents “chaos” and “does not stand with integrity or liberty.
“I think the best move is for Jim to withdraw at this point,” Colorado’s Ken Buck, who voted against Jordan, told NBC on Thursday. “I think he may need another vote to be convinced that he’s not going to get there, which is fine. He was the nominee. The conference should give him that respect. But I think at some point, we need to move on and find the 217 votes for a plan.”
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