GOP Reps Predict Gridlock In Speaker Secret Ballot

Axios reports:

Multiple members emerged from the House GOP’s speaker forum on Tuesday saying they don’t see either candidate being any closer to having the votes needed to secure the gavel on the floor.

“No one is close to 217,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La) and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) pitched members on why they believe they should be the next speaker.

Some members emerged saying they weren’t fully satisfied with the answers provided by the candidates on certain issues, with one member projecting Wednesday’s vote to be a “clusterf***.”

Read the full article. A secret ballot is scheduled for today. As you can see below, there’s been a change to the rules.

House Republicans worry about speaker gridlock after closed-door meeting https://t.co/LyNuMzC6mM

— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) October 11, 2023

NEWS: House GOP rule change to get 217 votes BEFORE House floor ->

Once a candidate gets a majority, they vote in secret ballot for two rounds to try for 217.

3rd round is open roll call.

If candidate doesn’t get 217 after 5 rounds, new candidates can be nominated pic.twitter.com/EGXpReA850

— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) October 10, 2023