Part 1 recap:
The Tally:
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 17, 2023
Jordan — 200 votes
Jeffries — 212 votes
McCarthy – 6
Zeldin – 3
Scalise – 7
Cole, Massie, and others receive 1
Just to clarify, this was a joke.
— Rep. Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) October 17, 2023
The office of Speaker is the hardest job in Washington. I wouldn’t wish that on my good friend @GOPMajorityWhip. https://t.co/fXV4bUREFE
It was funny, I lol’d…
Rep. LESKO (R-Ariz.) announces plans to retire amid speakers fight.
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 17, 2023
“Spending, on average, three weeks out of every month away from my family, and traveling back and forth to Washington, D.C…is difficult. Right now, Washington, D.C. is broken; it is hard to get anything done.
Rep. #JimJordan (C) talks to a staff member and Rep. Warren Davidson (R) while former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy laughs, as the House of Representatives prepares to vote for a new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) October 17, 2023
📸: @WinMc #SpeakerOfTheHouseVote pic.twitter.com/mREMcsDZgQ
That picture pretty much catches the mood of part 1…
Mood for part 2…
Good morning. Here’s what we’re hearing this morning.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 18, 2023
JORDAN will go to the floor around 11 for a second ballot. All signals indicate he will LOSE support.
So next steps:
JOYCE, a HUGE chunk of the center of the conference wants to make SPEAKER PRO TEM @PatrickMcHenry…
Show more =’s permanent. this would require 217 votes. no way around that. DEMS seem open — as @maxpcohen/@heatherscope have reported. That has been reflected in my convos as well. BUT — The q is do House Rs want another speaker candidate to give this thing a go Those who Rs are watching: MIKE JOHNSON, JODEY ARRINGTON, MARK GREEN and KEVIN HERN. Most Republicans want to end this circus
Rep. Bacon to @NBCNews: “Jordan is headed for defeat. He’ll fight to death likely, and we won’t let off. Their tactics angered us. They’re harassing our spouses even. Jordan hit a brick wall.” https://t.co/ckNbSvaWWn
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 18, 2023
Live front row seat(s) to the clown show…
Washington Post…
And
CBS News…
BTC is back with a Live Stream…
I might update the post if and when a C-SPAN feed drops…
Here it is the C-SPAN feed…
