Posted on Oct 15, 2023
Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
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A day after one Republican nominee to be Speaker of the House of Representatives withdrew from the running, another with equally long odds is making a fresh bid for the gavel.
Jim Jordan, a leader of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, won a Republican vote to be the nominee after his colleague Steve Scalise stepped aside on Thursday.
But it is unclear if Mr Jordan has the majority support needed in the full House.
In a closed door voting on Friday, Mr Jordan defeated Congressman Austin Scott of Georgia by a vote of 124 to 81.
But the Georgia lawmaker had little name recognition and was seen as even more of a longshot.
Ten days have now passed since the Speaker's chair was vacated after an unprecedented vote to oust Kevin McCarthy from the job.
The vacuum at the very top of the US government has left the lower chamber of Congress unable to carry out its most basic functions.
What happens now?
Jim Jordan, a leader of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, won a Republican vote to be the nominee after his colleague Steve Scalise stepped aside on Thursday.
But it is unclear if Mr Jordan has the majority support needed in the full House.
In a closed door voting on Friday, Mr Jordan defeated Congressman Austin Scott of Georgia by a vote of 124 to 81.
But the Georgia lawmaker had little name recognition and was seen as even more of a longshot.
Ten days have now passed since the Speaker's chair was vacated after an unprecedented vote to oust Kevin McCarthy from the job.
The vacuum at the very top of the US government has left the lower chamber of Congress unable to carry out its most basic functions.
What happens now?
Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
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Why don't they draft Liz Cheney. Hate her politics but she won'y sell the nation out like the rest of them
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I don’t see Jordan or Scalise getting to 217, but not for the reasons being suggested by the media.
There is a long running dispute between JJ and SS. It has to do with the philosophical change of direction in the RSC after JJ left chairmanship (term limited). SS took over as Chair after JJ departed and there was a significant disagreement about the direction and strategy at RSC. There were many in the Jordan camp (and likewise for Scalise) that vowed to never support [the other guy] on anything. This is all ironic that the Speaker’s race came back to the very same two with deep disagreements.
My guess is that someone else gets the nod and it isn’t so polarizing.
There is a long running dispute between JJ and SS. It has to do with the philosophical change of direction in the RSC after JJ left chairmanship (term limited). SS took over as Chair after JJ departed and there was a significant disagreement about the direction and strategy at RSC. There were many in the Jordan camp (and likewise for Scalise) that vowed to never support [the other guy] on anything. This is all ironic that the Speaker’s race came back to the very same two with deep disagreements.
My guess is that someone else gets the nod and it isn’t so polarizing.
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