Republicans Delay Speaker Vote as Jim Jordan Struggles to Gain Support

Jordan says he plans another speaker vote Wednesday morning
Hardball tactics backfire as Jordan loses first speaker ballot

Jim Jordan Loses Initial Vote to Become House Speaker

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By Billy House, Erik Wasson, and Laura Litvan

October 17, 2023 at 5:53 PM UTC

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October 17, 2023 at 9:40 PM UTC

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Republican Jim Jordan’s hardball tactics cost him votes Tuesday in his campaign to be US House speaker, dragging out efforts to fill a congressional leadership vacuum into a third week.

Twenty GOP holdouts withheld support from the ultra-conservative backed by former President Donald Trump on an initial ballot Tuesday. Republicans later postponed any more speaker votes until Wednesday at 11 a.m., a sign he wasn’t able to demonstrate momentum.