{"id":2069960,"date":"2023-10-17T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-vote-who-are-the-republicans-who-said-they-would-cost-jim-jordan-the-gavel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T08:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:34:15","slug":"speaker-vote-who-are-the-republicans-who-said-they-would-cost-jim-jordan-the-gavel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-vote-who-are-the-republicans-who-said-they-would-cost-jim-jordan-the-gavel\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote: Which Republicans pledged to prevent Jim Jordan from becoming Speaker?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspeaker-vote-who-are-the-republicans-who-said-they-would-cost-jim-jordan-the-gavel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The\u200c Race\u200b for Speaker: Jordan&#8217;s Bid Faces Opposition<\/h2>\n<p>The House is abuzz\u200b with anticipation as the vote for a new speaker draws near. All eyes are on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is vying for the coveted \u2062title. However, despite gaining some support on Monday, Jordan&#8217;s election is far from certain.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, only 152 members of the Republican conference pledged their votes for Jordan\u200d during a closed-door vote, falling short of\u200b the 217 \u2063needed \u200dfor victory. In\u2063 the conference\u2063 nomination, Jordan faced off \u2063against Rep.\u200d Austin Scott (R-GA) and emerged victorious with a vote of 124-81.<\/p>\n<h3>Holdouts and Opposition<\/h3>\n<p>Yet, there are still several Republicans\u200c who remain opposed to Jordan&#8217;s \u2062bid. With the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/competing-bipartisan-insulin-bills-affecting-schumer-sanders-healthcare-deal\/\" title=\"Bipartisan insulin bills impact Schumer-Sanders healthcare deal.\">slim majority held<\/a> by House Republicans, the House Judiciary Committee chairman can only afford to lose four \u200cconference\u2063 members.<\/p>\n<p>Among those standing\u2063 in opposition are \u2062Reps. \u200dDon Bacon (R-NE), \u200cMike Lawler (R-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Carlos Gimenez \u200c(R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart\u2063 (R-FL), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO) of the Freedom Caucus, and \u200bJohn Rutherford (R-FL).<\/p>\n<h3>Flipping\u200c the Script<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the opposition, Jordan&#8217;s campaign gained momentum on\u200d Monday as centrist Republicans and\u200b establishment allies who had expressed doubts began to show \u2063their support.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. \u2063Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) were among the most vocal opponents of Jordan&#8217;s bid. However, they surprised many \u2063by\u2064 announcing their support, paving the way for Jordan&#8217;s \u200cpotential victory.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u2062 statement, Wagner expressed \u2062her \u2064change \u200dof heart, saying, &#8220;Jim Jordan and I spoke at length \u2063again this morning, and he has allayed \u2062my concerns about various crucial issues. \u2062Jim Jordan is our conference nominee, and I will\u2064 support\u200c his nomination for speaker on the House floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>While \u2063Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) has not publicly \u2064declared her stance, reports suggest \u200bshe may not be voting for\u200c Jordan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reasons \u200bfor the opposition to \u200bJordan\u2062 vary, with some Republicans remaining loyal to \u200dformer\u200b Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) or Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), the previous\u200d Republican nominee for speaker. Personal grievances also play a\u200b role, as Jordan&#8217;s unwavering support for former President Donald Trump has drawn both praise and criticism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to \u2063read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges does Rep. Jim Jordan face in securing \u2062enough votes\u2062 from Democrats to become Speaker<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the\u200b current House Minority Leader, who has also thrown his\u200d hat into the ring \u200dfor Speaker. McCarthy, who has been \u2063actively campaigning for the position, has garnered significant support from his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s bid for Speaker has faced opposition from within his own party, with some Republicans expressing concerns\u2063 about \u200bhis ability to unite the\u200b party \u200cand effectively lead. Critics point to Jordan&#8217;s\u200b role in the\u2062 now-infamous Ohio\u2062 State\u200c University sexual abuse scandal, where he was accused of turning a blind eye to alleged abuses during his tenure as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-police-arrest-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-at-catholic-university\/\" title=\"D.C. Police nab suspect in deadly shooting at Catholic University.\">assistant wrestling coach<\/a> at the university. Although Jordan has vehemently denied the allegations, they continue to cast a shadow over his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, some Republicans argue that Jordan&#8217;s \u200dconservative stance may alienate moderate members\u200b of \u2063the party and make it difficult \u2062to achieve bipartisan compromises on key legislative issues. \u200bWhile Jordan&#8217;s strong conservative principles have gained him a\u200c loyal following among the party&#8217;s base, there are those who believe a \u2063more moderate speaker would be better positioned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-vote-who-are-the-republicans-who-said-they-would-cost-jim-jordan-the-gavel\/\" title=\"Vote: Which Republicans pledged to prevent Jim Jordan from becoming Speaker?\">bring diverse factions<\/a> of the party\u200c together.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to internal\u200d opposition, Jordan also faces the\u200c challenge of securing enough votes from Democrats to secure the\u200b speakership. With the Democrats holding a slim majority in the House, bipartisan support is crucial for \u200bany Republican candidate to be successful. However, it remains to be seen whether Jordan can garner enough cross-party votes to overcome this hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges, \u2063Jordan remains optimistic\u2064 about his chances. He has been actively reaching out to fellow Republicans, highlighting his \u2064conservative credentials and promising to\u2064 champion their values if he \u2062is elected Speaker. Jordan&#8217;s\u2062 reputation as a fierce defender \u200dof the Constitution and a vocal critic of the Biden administration has \u2063earned him a dedicated following, \u2062particularly among the party&#8217;s conservative wing.<\/p>\n<p>As the vote \u2062draws near, the race\u2062 for Speaker becomes increasingly unpredictable. While Jordan may face opposition from within his own party and struggle to \u200bsecure bipartisan support, his tenacity and dedication to his cause cannot be underestimated. Whether he will ultimately emerge \u2064as the Speaker of the House remains to be seen, but one thing is certain &#8211; the \u200crace\u200b for\u2064 Speaker has never been more heated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House will vote for a new speaker on Tuesday at noon. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) aims to secure the title, but some Republicans still oppose him, endangering his election. Despite gaining support on Monday, a few holdouts remain, making his chances uncertain. Initially, only 152 were in favor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2069961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2069960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2069961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}