Jim Jordan still facing at least "10 to 20" holdouts as speaker vote looms

[ClearSky24]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-speaker-jim-jordan-10-20-holdouts

Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, still faces an uphill climb to the House speakership, with at least 10 to 20 Republican members who oppose his nomination, CBS News has learned, based on background conversations over the weekend with six key House Republicans and more than a dozen sources familiar with the deliberations.

"At least 10 to 20," one of the House Republicans told CBS News on Sunday, while another added that that Jordan's support has grown incrementally in recent days but remains soft.

While Jordan's confidants remain optimistic that he can get to the necessary 217 votes Tuesday, when the House is scheduled to bring a vote to the floor, several who are more critical of Jordan privately insisted this weekend that at about a dozen Republicans remain unwilling to support him, due to their frustrations over how Rep. Steve Scalise,

Republican of Louisiana, was treated during his speaker bid and their simmering anger over the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. They also are wary of whether Jordan can handle the intensity of the challenges facing Congress in the coming months.

[dchill]

1. I think a number between 10 and 20...

...is nowhere near enough for a political party to call itself legitimate. Or maybe they don't bother with that any more.

[FloridaBlues]

2. Very scary if Jordan becomes speaker. Doubt he will certify results when President Biden

Wins second term.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. New congress sworn in Jan 3 2025, EC certification Jan 6 2025

Odds are Jordan, nor any republican, won’t be speaker at the time of the next electoral college certification.

[SunSeeker]

9. From your lips to God's ears. nt

[onetexan]

12. THIS!!☝️

[NYC Liberal]

13. Fortunately the Speaker has no role in the counting.

The President of the Senate (aka VP Harris) presides over that.

[Blue Owl]

3. Keep this sweaty numbskull away from that gavel at all costs

[underpants]

4. Again, it's not 217 or 218 it's a majority the number of votes cast

CBS and other news outlets are lazy.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218352510

[Alhena]

5. That is old news- Jordan is gaining a ton of votes today - link

Link to tweet

[awesomerwb1]

6. Just a matter of time

before they fall back in line. They will be terrified of what a character assassination campaign from Fox news will do to their careers.

[UTUSN]

7. 10-20, so few Repukes with the slightest claim to integrity

[Polybius]

10. Article from 12:09 AM

A lot apparently changed today.

[gratuitous]

11. I'm betting some of the flippers did that just to get Jordan to leave

"Sure Jim, I'll support your bid for Speaker." Cover the route from my office to my chamber seat with broken glass. I'm going to crawl over it to register my no vote."