Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan called off a second speaker’s vote Tuesday evening while he scrambled behind the scenes to try to win over 20 Republicans who voted against him earlier in the day.
Jordan has scheduled another vote for speaker for 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, where the Ohio Republican and his allies hope to see his support increase even in the face of entrenched opposition. The level of GOP opposition to Jordan during Tuesday’s speaker’s vote – held exactly two weeks after the House ousted Kevin McCarthy – was a disappointment for Jordan’s allies who had expressed hopes that the number of holdouts would only be in the single digits.
Carlos Gimenez of Florida, who voted for McCarthy, said he will never vote for Jordan but would consider voting for other candidates. “I’m not going to be part of a coup,” Gimenez said. Rep. John Rutherford of Florida also indicated he would stick with Scalise going forward and believes the party should find a “consensus” candidate, such as interim Speaker Patrick McHenry. “I think now we’re gonna have to find a consensus candidate,” he said, adding: “I kind of like Patrick McHenry.
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