House Republicans are casting ballots for the next speaker in a candidate forum Friday afternoon -- now with two candidates: Rep. Jim Jordan and Rep. Austin Scott.
It's the latest in a speakership battle riddled with chaos and uncertainty that is leaving many GOP members pessimistic.
"We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in the best interest of the American people," Scott posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Friday. Just over a week after McCarthy was ousted from the speakership, Scalise -- whom the conference nominated in a closed-door session Wednesday -- officially backed out after he didn't appear to have the 217 votes needed to become speaker. Just hours later, Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee started working the phones, calling members to ask for their support, multiple sources told ABC News.
"There's not a person in America -- and that includes the Republican conference -- that is going to get 217 votes," Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., told ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott Friday."This is not the place you want to be as you start moving into the election cycle. And 2024 America collectively may indeed say that we handed you the reins of power in the House of Representatives.
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