Jordan held one-on-one meetings with members who were on the fence, sources say.
Rep. Jim Jordan on Monday met with holdouts who don't support him for House speaker -- scrambling to shore up support ahead of a floor vote planned for Tuesday afternoon.. Yet a secret vote among their conference on Friday showed 55 House Republicans would not cast ballots for him on the floor -- complicating his path to the 217 votes he needs. Jordan can only afford to lose four votes to become the next speaker if all members are voting.
It appears some of his have efforts paid off. Several Republicans have flipped, saying they will now support Jordan.Just days ago, Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., said "hell no" when asked if she would support Jordan. On Monday, she released a statement that she's backing him after their conversations. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., and Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., also announced in a statement that they would be backing Jordan."The dash light that has the transmission icon on it is flashing, we can't get out of control," he told ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott.
"We've discussed frustrations about the treatment of Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise and the events of the past month. You've been honest and open, and I appreciate the candid conversations."backed out
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