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“House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has punted a third floor vote on his candidacy for speaker, postponing the proceedings until Thursday at noon. After what happened today, we can see why,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Jordan notched the lowest vote total in decades for a major party candidate for speaker Wednesday when just 199 GOP lawmakers voted for him. Twenty-two Republicans opposed Jordan’s nomination by voting for someone else, and it’s likely to be even worse tomorrow.”
“Since today’s mid-afternoon vote, Jordan has been cloistered with aides and advisers trying to plot a path forward to reduce his opposition. Our reporting indicates it’s an extreme long shot that Jordan will be able to turn enough votes to get anywhere close to the 217 threshold for the speakership. In fact, GOP lawmakers say that more no votes are expected to materialize on the third ballot.”
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