{"id":2073344,"date":"2023-10-19T16:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:47:46","slug":"republicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans reverse course, declare third Jim Jordan Speaker vote."},"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\">18<\/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%2Frepublicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote%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=2073344&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>Republicans Pull Complete 180, Announce 3rd\u200b Jim Jordan Speaker Vote<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Rep. Jim Jordan\u200b has made a surprising reversal in \u2063his stance on Speaker \u2062Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry&#8217;s \u200ctemporary promotion. Instead of supporting the idea, Jordan has declared that a third ballot for the speakership will be held, according to a CSPAN video.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters, Jordan explained, &#8220;We initially proposed empowering McHenry as a way to lower\u200d tensions and get back to work. However, we have decided to change course.&#8221; He \u2063made \u200dthis announcement\u2064 in a video posted on X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-threads-colluding-with-feds-to-censor-americans-like-facebook-did-judiciary-chair-jordan-asks-zuckerberg-for-answers\/\" title=\"Did Threads collude with feds to censor Americans, similar to Facebook? Jordan, Judiciary Chair, seeks answers from Zuckerberg.\">social media\u200d platform<\/a>\u2063 formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this change, Jordan emphasized that he \u2064is still running for speaker \u200cand intends to secure \u2063the necessary votes to win. He expressed his\u200b intention to have conversations with the 20 individuals who voted against him, in order to \u2064move forward and work\u2064 for the American \u2064people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  BREAKING: Jim Jordan: \u201cI\u2019m still\u2062 running\u200b for\u2063 speaker\u200c and I plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win \u200cthis race,\u2064 but I want to go \u200dtalk to a few of my\u200b colleagues..\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ngA0jBIb3X\">pic.twitter.com\/ngA0jBIb3X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1715083495620464852?\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As \u200bJordan walked away from the microphones, a reporter asked if the third ballot would be \u2062held that day, but Jordan did \u2064not respond. According to a post by Nick Sortor on X, Rep. Matt Gaetz expected the ballot to take place Thursday evening after being nominated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Jordan had aligned himself with some Republican House members in an attempt to enact what Gaetz referred to as a &#8220;constitutional\u2062 desecration.&#8221; However, after\u200c failing to secure enough votes on the second ballot, Jordan endorsed the idea of temporarily expanding McHenry&#8217;s powers \u2062to keep the House functioning until a permanent speaker is elected, as reported by The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain whether such a resolution could pass the House, but Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick stated that\u2062 House members were aware that empowering McHenry temporarily was\u2064 the likely outcome. Fitzpatrick referred to it\u2063 as &#8220;speaker-lite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prediction from Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick to me this morning: \u201cWe \u2064all know where this always was \u200cgoing to land, \u2062with Speaker Pro\u200c Tem McHenry being empowered on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-issues-a-plan-for-when-title-42-is-lifted\/\" title=\"DHS Issues a \u201cPlan\u201d for When Title 42 is Lifted\">short term basis<\/a>.\u201d He guessed this would happen in \u201cthe next \u206348 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican conference meets again \u2064at 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grace_Segers\/status\/1715018949186711750?\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The proposed plan was to grant McHenry temporary powers similar to those of a\u2064 regularly elected\u200c speaker, but only\u200b until January. Additionally, McHenry \u2062would not be in the line \u2064of presidential succession, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote\/\" title=\"Republicans reverse course, declare third Jim Jordan Speaker vote.\">unlike traditional \u200bspeakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several House Republicans, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, expressed opposition to \u2063the idea. Greene stated on X, &#8220;Our conference must unite and elect a full-term Republican Speaker,&#8221;\u2062 showing her support for Jordan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I will vote NO on a resolution\u2063 to empower \u200ba short-term Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sharing\u2063 our power with Democrats, after our voters gave us the majority.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans working with Democrats is how we got here.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u200b conference\u2064 must unite and elect a full-term\u2062 Republican Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene \u200d(@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1715018048770277877?\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is unclear whether Greene&#8217;s statement about Republicans working \u200cwith Democrats \u2062referred to McCarthy&#8217;s\u200d negotiations or Gaetz and seven other Republicans siding with \u2063House \u2062Democrats to remove the former\u200c speaker.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Hill, Republican Reps. Tim Burchett, Pat \u2064Fallon, Scott Perry, and Chip Roy were also clearly against\u2064 any form of limited speakership for McHenry.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the strongest opposition \u2063came from Gaetz himself, who initiated this situation. When asked about granting McHenry additional powers, Gaetz\u2064 stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m against speaker-lite. I&#8217;m against Bud Lite. I believe it is \u200ca constitutional desecration not to elect\u200d a speaker of the House. \u2063We need to stay here \u2064until we elect a speaker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on resolution to empower Speaker Pro Tempore McHenry: \u201cI am against speaker-light, I am against\u200b Bud Light, I believe it is \u200ca constitutional desecration not to elect \u2064a speaker of the House\u201d and continued \u200cto \u200dsay\u200b he would do anything in his power to stop it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qd8smDIWuZ\">pic.twitter.com\/qd8smDIWuZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1715041303384231953?\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With at least six Republicans openly opposing the \u2062proposal, Republicans would only have had\u200b 215 votes if every other member of their caucus supported it. Therefore, they would likely \u2063have needed to negotiate\u200c with some Democratic members to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan did \u200dnot\u2063 specify what he would offer \u2064Democrats \u2064in exchange for their votes to empower a &#8220;speaker-lite.&#8221; \u2064He\u200d also did not withdraw from the race. For now, the Ohio Republican remains \u2063the party&#8217;s speaker-designee.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote\/\">Republicans Pull Complete 180, Announce 3rd Jim Jordan Speaker Vote<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does \u200bJim \u200bJordan&#8217;s determination to secure the speakership for himself, despite facing opposition from Democratic members, challenge the \u200dRepublicans&#8217;\u200c ability to work across party lines and build coalitions \u2062necessary\u2064 for\u2063 passing legislation<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ing to the \u2064idea of temporarily empowering McHenry or a broader \u200bcritique\u2063 of \u2063Republican cooperation with Democrats. However, it \u200dis\u200d clear\u2063 that there is disagreement within the Republican \u200cparty regarding\u2063 the best course of action for the speakership.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b decision to hold \u2062a third ballot for the speakership\u2063 raises questions about the internal dynamics of the Republican party. \u2063It seems\u200d that some members, including\u200b Jordan,\u2063 are not satisfied \u200bwith the idea of temporarily expanding \u200dMcHenry&#8217;s powers and are \u200bdetermined to secure \u200bthe\u200d speakership for themselves. This could \u2062indicate a\u2064 lack of unity\u200c and cohesion within the\u200d party, which could have implications for their ability to effectively \u200cgovern and pass legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the internal disagreements within the \u200cparty, the Republicans also face the challenge of working with a Democratic majority in the House. The decision to hold a third ballot suggests that Jordan\u200d believes \u200dhe can gather enough support from his fellow Republicans to \u2063win the speakership, despite facing opposition from\u200b Democratic members. This raises questions about the Republicans&#8217; \u200bability to work across\u2064 party lines and build \u200ccoalitions\u200b necessary for passing legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u200cthe announcement of a \u200bthird ballot \u2064for the speakership by Jim Jordan highlights the divisions\u200b and challenges\u200c facing the Republican party. It remains to be seen whether\u2064 Jordan will be successful in his bid for the speakership, and how \u2062the party will navigate these internal conflicts and work with their Democratic \u2063counterparts to \u2063govern effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has withdrawn his support for temporarily promoting Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry. He announced that a third ballot for the speakership would be conducted, as seen in a CSPAN video. 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