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With his speaker's bid in limbo, Rep. Jim Jordan scrambled Tuesday afternoon to garner more support, but he ultimately delayed the second vote until Wednesday, a sign that he is struggling to gain additional votes.
But there is skepticism about this tactic of delaying the vote, with two GOP members telling the Washington Examiner they don’t think it will help him.Some of them have policy objections. For example, the New York Republicans who voted against him want a commitment to focus on state and local tax deductions, and the appropriators who voted against him are worried about Jordan’s position on government spending.
Jordan met with Scalise after the vote and tried to ask him to help with whipping his supporters, a source familiar said the Louisiana Republican declined. The characterization of the meeting was also not taken well among Scalise allies, even the ones who had voted for Jordan on the floor. Jordan also faces the likelihood that some members who voted for him on the floor on the first ballot will not support him on the second.
“We’re making progress. I feel good about it. We’re going to keep going,” Jordan said. “We’ve had great discussions. Frankly, in our conference, nobody wants to see a coalition government with Democrats.”Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged centrist Republicans to drop their support for Jordan and instead work with Democrats to advance a candidate that could win the support of both parties.
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