Some House Republicans have begun to conclude privately that Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has little chance of being elected House speaker.
Some House Republicans have begun to privately conclude that Majority Leader Steve Scalise has little chance of being elected speaker of the House, throwing the fractured conference further into chaos as members potentially reignite the search for a nominee who can unite them.
Democrats have asked for 24 hours’ notice before any vote, but Republicans are not inclined to give it to them.Jordan, who narrowly lost his internal bid among Republicans for speaker, is the only other candidate for speaker right now. While his aides say Jordan is asking his supporters to back Scalise, Jordan hasn’t formally dropped out of the race, and he has a committed group of supporters.
“All the focus right now should be on uniting around the Speaker-Designate who received the most support in Conference,” Hern said in a statement, referencing his support for Scalise. Scalise failed to garner the support of 217 Republicans in their close-door conference meeting Wednesday, predicting that he would be able to unite the party. But that didn’t happen.After he won 113 votes in the conference meeting, a simple majority as required by Republicans’ rules, he gave a rousing speech to try to achieve party unity. But some Republicans immediately came out in opposition for a variety of reasons.
Jordan and his allies believe that if Scalise’s chance of becoming speaker weakens, it could help the Judiciary Committee chairman earn more members’ support, according to two people familiar with the thinking. But significant pockets of opposition exist for Jordan, too, with several conservatives telegraphing they remain undecided about him.
Many other moderate Republicans have expressed similar concerns over Scalise’s past, but they have not done the same with Jordan.
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