Jordan Loses Again With 22 GOP Votes Against Him

CBS News reports:

As the second round of voting began Wednesday afternoon, Jordan began to see more Republican defections. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida became the first initial Jordan voter to switch loyalties, casting his vote for fellow Floridian, Rep. Byron Donalds. Rep. Drew Ferguson of Georgia, who initially voted for Jordan, followed, casting his vote for Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Republican defectors are becoming more free with their nominations, with Rep. Mike Kelly offering a vote for former Speaker of the House John Boehner, who led the chamber from 2011-2015.

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Jordan again loses before they get to the K’s.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 18, 2023

BREAKING: Jim Jordan loses again as House holds second speaker votehttps://t.co/lyDq83d831

— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 18, 2023

Jim Jordan and any other losing contestants in the race for House Speaker will be awarded a consolation prize from the catalog of the Spiegel Company, Chicago 9, Illinois: pic.twitter.com/Aw3evp05XN

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) October 18, 2023

After 16 years in Congress, Jim Jordan has never passed a single piece of legislation and never even introduced a bill that’s made it to a committee.

Rep. Pete Aguilar makes the case for Hakeem Jeffries to be Speaker of the House. pic.twitter.com/5uOJo1YsGz

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 18, 2023

CNN’s Jake Tapper on Jordan’s second failed Speaker bid: “The sheer masochism of this is odd.”

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) October 18, 2023