Each candidate faces the near-impossible task of succeeding in both an internal vote and then a tricky floor vote.
A House clerk keeps track of voting as Rep. Jim Jordan loses the third ballot in his bid to become speaker of the House, at the Capitol on Oct. 20, 2023. | J. Scott Applewhite/APby fellow Texans, announced Sunday that he won’t. “I’m standing down for this round,” Arrington told POLITICO. “Hope we get there.”
“This is my tenth term in Congress. This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen,” House Foreign Affairs ChairMcCarthy, who was stripped of the gavel earlier this month after working with Democrats to avert a shutdown, also called the chaos “embarrassing” for the party and the country, stressing the need to elect Emmer — his No. 3 deputy — next week.
Each of the candidates will face the near-impossible task of succeeding in both an internal vote and then a tricky floor vote that doomed the party’s last pick for speaker, Rep., after three rounds. When the vote comes to the floor, the GOP’s speaker pick can only afford to lose four of its own members.
McCarthy agreed that it will be an “uphill battle” for Emmer to secure the requisite support, but stressed the majority whip “is the best person for the job,” citing his legislative experience and political experience as a party leader.
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