Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.

Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.

  •  acastcandream   ( @acastcandream@beehaw.org ) 
    5•9 months ago

    I mean I get why but it’s still baffling. It was a reasonable rule too! Why go through all this embarrassment? My guess is Jordan just wanted to get Scalise out and now he wants to weaponize the public process to build pressure on holdouts.