The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans continue to be sharply divided about a path forward to elect the next speaker. Rep. Jordan's nomination goes to a second vote.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio., with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is still struggling to build enough support to be elected speaker of the House after falling short on the first ballot on Tuesday.
He predicted that there would be a"pick up" in the number of votes of GOP members voting for other people on the second ballot. He said the strategy from Jordan allies, which he described as intimidating and threatening people has"backfired dramatically." He didn't name Jordan as the one to blame, or specify any threats he received, but noted that the GOP conference needs to sort out a way forward.
"I got 90% of vote yesterday, got a huge cross section of our conference from the conservatives to people in the middle to more liberal members and so I think that's the best route," he told reporters shortly before Wednesday's vote."But you know what? People are talking about this resolution. I told leadership call the question."
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