Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., told Newsmax on Tuesday that he believes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is the best candidate to be House speaker and expects Jordan's election Wednesday.
"We are in it all the way for Jim Jordan," Good said on Newsmax's Robb Schmitt Tonight." I think he's the best candidate for speaker, and I think he's going to be elected speaker, hopefully, tomorrow morning. But we'll see how long it takes.""Jim got 124 votes the first time, and then he got 155 votes the second time in the conference," Good said. "And then, this third time today on the House floor, he got 200 votes.
"I don't know what their message is," Good said. "I don't know what their reason is. I haven't heard them. Publicly, they won't say why they're against Jim Jordan or why they don't support him. Good also said Republicans should vote for Jordan because he's the candidate Democrats do not want to face in the House.
Good also argued that it would be politically unwise for Republicans to join forces with Democrats in selecting a speaker, emphasizing the need for unity within the party.
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