{"id":2070359,"date":"2023-10-17T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rep-jordan-fails-to-win-speakership-in-first-round\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:29:56","slug":"breaking-rep-jordan-fails-to-win-speakership-in-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rep-jordan-fails-to-win-speakership-in-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Jordan falls short in bid for Speakership in initial round."},"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%2Fbreaking-rep-jordan-fails-to-win-speakership-in-first-round%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=2070359&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Rep. Jim \u2063Jordan\u2064 (R-OH) (C) listens in front of former Speaker of the\u200b House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)\u2062 as the\u200c House of Representatives votes on a Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building \u2062on\u200d October 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty \u200dImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>11:03 AM \u2013 Tuesday, October 17, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Representative Jim Jordan falls short of support in initial round of voting for speakership.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u200c Tuesday,\u2062 the House gathered to vote for a new Speaker of the House.\u2064 Jordan (R-Ohio), who is the Republican candidate for speaker, received 200 votes. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is the Democrat candidate, received 212 votes. <\/p>\n<p>Jordan, or any other GOP speaker candidate,\u200c could only afford \u2064to lose three Republican votes. <\/p>\n<p>The gut-wrenching vote \u200btook place at\u2062 noon \u200dorally, with each member\u200d being \u200bcalled by name. Then, \u2064members stood up or remained \u200din their seats, indicating their preference for the House\u200b speaker role.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy \u200c(R-Calif.),\u200c who was\u2062 removed from his position as speaker two weeks ago, supported Jordan during the first \u200bround of floor voting on Tuesday. McCarthy\u2019s support for Jordan was met with sporadic \u2064cheers from a number of GOP lawmakers\u2064 present.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, during the first \u200cround of voting, Representative Steve Scalise (R-La.), also cast his ballot for Jordan, and the Republican Party applauded \u2062him as well. Following last week\u2019s secret vote, Scalise was the presumed GOP nominee over\u2062 Jordan. However, he \u200bwithdrew from the campaign for\u200c speaker on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy is not seeking re-election in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The House now remains deadlocked as Jordan \u200bfailed to secure enough votes to become speaker on the first ballot, and the House has now headed into a recess.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c round of votes \u200dmarks the 16<sup>th<\/sup> time\u200c in history that the House has needed multiple ballots to elect a speaker.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a developing story. Check back for updates. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tensions are \u200dreaching a breaking point in the \u200bnegotiations between the Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers Union.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Bruce LeVell<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Colin Schmitt<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Craig Jardula<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LinkedIn said on Monday\u2064 it would lay off 668\u2062 employees across its engineering, talent and \u2062finance teams in\u200b the second round of job cuts this year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix\u2019s crackdown on password-sharing likely boosted subscribers by about 6 million is expected to set the stage for price increases.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google said on Thursday\u2064 that\u200c it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and \u2064Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerball-player-wins-lotterys-1-76b-jackpot-winning-ticket-sold-in-california\/\" title=\"California sells winning ticket for .76B Powerball jackpot.\">published proposed security requirements<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doxxing-truck-displaying-students-faces-drives-on-harvards-campus-after-alleged-signing-of-pro-hamas-letter\/\" title=\"'Doxxing Truck' with Students' Faces Drives on Harvard Campus Following Alleged Pro-Hamas Letter\">firms offering\u200b services powered<\/a> by\u200c generative artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the voting \u200boutcome highlight the lack of consensus and unity within the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lot. With only 200 votes, Jordan fell short of the 218 necessary to win\u2063 the speakership. The Democrat candidate, Hakeem Jeffries, received 212\u2063 votes, securing a \u200dnarrow victory.<\/p>\n<p>This outcome highlights the\u2064 lack of \u200bunity within the Republican Party. Jordan, a prominent member of the conservative Freedom\u200d Caucus, was seen as a \u200dstrong contender \u200bfor\u2063 the speakership. However, the divided support from fellow Republicans ultimately cost him\u200c the position.<\/p>\n<p>The voting process itself was a tense moment, as each member&#8217;s preference was announced\u200c orally. This allowed for the entire House\u200c to \u200cwitness who supported whom. Kevin McCarthy, the \u200dformer speaker who was recently removed from his position, openly showed his support for Jordan. This garnered cheers from some \u2064GOP\u200b lawmakers present.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, \u2064Steve Scalise, who was initially considered the frontrunner among Republicans, cast his vote for Jordan as well. This demonstrated a shift in support within the party, as Scalise had withdrawn from the campaign for speaker just\u200c a week prior.<\/p>\n<p>With Jordan&#8217;s defeat, the\u2063 House now \u2063finds itself in a deadlock. The \u2063search for \u200ca new speaker continues,\u200b with \u200bno clear frontrunner \u200cemerging yet. Furthermore, McCarthy&#8217;s decision \u200dnot to seek \u200cre-election in the future adds another layer of uncertainty to the Republican Party&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>This voting outcome raises questions about the future direction of the Republican\u200c Party. The lack of consensus and unity among its members may hinder their ability to effectively oppose the Democratic Party&#8217;s agenda \u200din the \u2063House. It also calls into\u2064 question the party&#8217;s ability to rally around a single leader and present a cohesive vision to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>As the House moves forward in its search for\u200b a new speaker, it remains to be seen who will ultimately \u200bassume this crucial position. Will the Republicans rally behind \u2062a single candidate,\u200c or will the divisions within the party continue\u2063 to impede their progress? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) await the House of Representatives&#8217; Speaker vote at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. 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