{"id":2073953,"date":"2023-10-20T09:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-holdouts-make-their-position-clear-ahead-of-3rd-speaker-vote-no-way-forward\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:47:21","slug":"republican-holdouts-make-their-position-clear-ahead-of-3rd-speaker-vote-no-way-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-holdouts-make-their-position-clear-ahead-of-3rd-speaker-vote-no-way-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican holdouts refuse to budge before 3rd Speaker vote: &#8216;No progress possible&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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%2Frepublican-holdouts-make-their-position-clear-ahead-of-3rd-speaker-vote-no-way-forward%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=2073953&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>Republican Holdouts Make Their Position Clear Ahead\u200c of 3rd \u2064Speaker Vote: &#8216;No Way Forward&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>As the third vote on Rep. Jim Jordan&#8217;s\u2064 bid to become\u200b Speaker \u200bof the House approached on Friday morning, the \u2064Ohio Republican declared that he would not back down, despite his opponents&#8217; claims that he would not succeed.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, after initially stating that he would\u200c withdraw his candidacy following two unsuccessful votes, Jordan changed his mind and announced that \u200che would go for a third attempt\u200b on Friday. Some \u2064of the Republicans opposing \u2064him predicted another defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Kelly of\u2062 Pennsylvania, one \u2062of the \u200c22 GOP representatives \u2064who voted against Jordan on\u200c Wednesday, \u200crevealed that during a GOP meeting\u200d on Thursday evening, it became clear to Jordan\u2064 that most of \u2062the dissenting Republicans were not \u2064willing \u200bto \u2064change their stance. Kelly remarked, &#8220;You \u200bknow how smart\u2062 this guy is, right?\u2062 And he doesn&#8217;t wear glasses. He can see the writing\u2063 on\u200d the wall.&#8221; Despite the situation, Kelly praised \u200cJordan for handling it with grace.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. \u200cJohn\u200d Rutherford of Florida also\u200b confirmed that Jordan \u200creceived a\u200c clear \u200csignal on Thursday night \u200dthat\u2063 the votes against him were unlikely to change. Rutherford stated, &#8220;Our mind is set.\u2062 He needed to know there \u200bis no way \u2064forward for the speakership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: After a meeting with Jim Jordan and the holdouts about the future of\u200b his potential Speakership.. Rep. John Rutherford made it clear \u2064where things stand:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our mind\u200b is set. He needed \u2062to know there is no way \u200dforward to the Speakership.&#8221;<br \/>\nvia\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bacallaooo?\">@bacallaooo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QkpZkPLXm2\">pic.twitter.com\/QkpZkPLXm2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanobles\/status\/1715123925821038809?\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The congressman \u200dcited the example of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, who won the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-to-hold-leadership-elections-amid-infighting-over-top-posts\/\" title=\"House Republicans to Hold Leadership Elections Amid Infighting Over Top Posts\">closed-door vote<\/a> of the House Republican \u200cConference over \u200bJordan but withdrew when it became evident \u200bthat a solid GOP faction would \u200cnot support him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the holdouts stop the protest against Jordan?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll\u2064 entitles you to The \u200cWestern Journal news updates\u200b free of\u2064 charge via email. You\u200c may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of \u200bUse<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u2062100%\u2063 (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordan &#8220;missed his moment of\u200b leadership when he failed Steve Scalise, and\u200b that was \u2063pretty much everybody&#8217;s opinion,&#8221; Rutherford said.<\/p>\n<p>Another Republican holdout, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, expressed the\u2064 need to bring back former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, \u2064whose removal sparked two \u2062weeks\u200d of intense House GOP \u200dinfighting. Lawler stated, &#8220;The best thing \u2063that could \u2064happen now \u2014 for \u200bour conference, the House \u2062of Representatives, \u200band the country \u2014 is for cooler heads to prevail, past grievances \u200dto\u200c be dropped, and for Republicans to concede that\u200c ousting Kevin was \u2063a mistake\u2062 and set things right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According\u2063 to Roll Call, Thursday \u2062night&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-holdouts-make-their-position-clear-ahead-of-3rd-speaker-vote-no-way-forward\/\" title=\"Republican holdouts refuse to budge before 3rd Speaker vote: 'No progress possible'\">meeting \u2062included expressions<\/a> \u2063of anger from Republicans\u2063 such\u200c as\u2063 Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa and Drew Ferguson of Georgia, who revealed that they\u2064 had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-clinesmith-altered-an-email-in-the-trump-russia-probe-to-keep-it-going-he-just-received-probation\/\" title=\"Kevin Clinesmith Altered An Email In The Trump-Russia Probe To Keep It Going. He Just Received Probation.\">received death threats<\/a> for opposing Jordan. Ferguson posted on \u200dX, &#8220;That is simply \u200bunacceptable, unforgivable, and\u200c will \u200bnever be tolerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement on Speaker vote: \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MtmXll9yE2\">pic.twitter.com\/MtmXll9yE2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Drew Ferguson (@RepDrewFerguson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDrewFerguson\/status\/1715028720782582089?\">October 19,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-pull-complete-180-announce-3rd-jim-jordan-speaker-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan<\/a> addressed the media \u200don Friday \u200dmorning, emphasizing the importance of electing a speaker and getting \u2063to work for the\u2064 American people.\u200c He highlighted \u2063the need to support Israel, move forward with \u2064the appropriations process, and prioritize\u2063 oversight work. Jordan stated, &#8220;In\u2064 short, we need \u200dto get to work for the\u200d American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our plan this weekend\u2064 is to get\u200c a speaker elected to\u2062 the House \u2062of Representatives as \u200bsoon as possible, so\u200d we can help the American people,&#8221; Jordan told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The third \u2063vote on his speakership bid was scheduled for 10\u2064 a.m. ET on Friday.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from\u200d Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing to do with The\u2062 Western Journal? 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It might not sound like much, but just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">one subscription<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2063 to The Western Journal can make a real difference.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We don&#8217;t have a huge staff, big salaries,\u2062 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protester-crashes-into-gop-presidential-candidates-car-gives-him-middle-finger-and-then-drives-off\/\" title=\"Protester crashes into GOP candidate's car, flips him off, and flees.\">deep donor\u2062 pockets<\/a>. We&#8217;re family-owned and independent. 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Please \u200d <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe\u2064 today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank \u2063you for\u2062 reading The Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-holdouts-make-position-clear-ahead-3rd-speaker-vote-no-way-forward\/\">Republican Holdouts \u2062Make Their Position Clear Ahead of 3rd Speaker Vote: &#8216;No Way Forward&#8217;<\/a> \u200d appeared first\u200b on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Rep. Jim Jordan decide to go for a \u2064third attempt at\u2063 becoming Speaker of the House?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Republican Holdouts Make Their Position Clear\u200d Ahead of 3rd Speaker Vote: &#8216;No \u200dWay \u2064Forward&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As the third vote on \u200cRep. Jim Jordan&#8217;s bid to \u200cbecome Speaker of\u2064 the House approached on Friday morning, the Ohio Republican declared that he would not back \u2062down, despite his opponents&#8217; claims that\u200c he would not succeed.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, after initially stating \u200bthat he would withdraw his candidacy following \u200dtwo unsuccessful votes, Jordan changed his\u2064 mind and \u200cannounced\u200b that he would go for a third attempt on Friday. Some of the Republicans \u200bopposing him \u2063predicted \u200banother defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, one of the 22 GOP representatives who voted against \u2064Jordan on Wednesday, revealed\u2063 that during a GOP meeting on Thursday evening, it became clear to\u200c Jordan that most \u2062of the dissenting Republicans were not willing to change their stance. Kelly remarked, &#8220;You know how\u200c smart this guy is, right? And \u2064he \u2063doesn&#8217;t wear glasses. He can see the writing on the wall.&#8221; Despite the situation, Kelly \u2062praised Jordan for handling it with grace.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. John Rutherford of Florida also confirmed that Jordan received a clear signal\u2062 on Thursday \u2063night that the votes against him were<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the third vote approached, Rep. Jim Jordan remained determined to become Speaker of the House. Despite opponents claiming he wouldn&#8217;t succeed, the Ohio Republican refused to give up. 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