That drew scoffs of laughter from the Democratic side of the aisle.ĭemocrats nominated Leader Hakeem Jeffries, with Rep. McCarthy himself rose in the chamber to nominate Jordan, portraying him as a skilled legislator who reaches for compromise. In fact, Jordan lost rather than gained votes despite hours spent trying to win over holdouts, no improvement from the 20 and then 22 Republicans he lost in early rounds this week. But they were not enough and in fact backfired on some.įriday’s vote was 194 for Jordan, his lowest tally yet, and 210 for Jeffries, with two absences on each side. To win over GOP colleagues, Jordan had relied on backing from Trump, the party’s front-runner in the 2024 election, and groups pressuring rank-and-file lawmakers for the vote. They have been bombarded with harassing phone calls and even reported death threats. A founder of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, Jordan’s run essentially collapsed in large part because more centrist Republicans are revolting over the nominee they view as too extreme and the hardball tactics being used to win their votes.
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