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Jim Jordan loses first vote for House speaker amid GOP defections | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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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.

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[-] btaf45@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Dems need to nominate Liz Cheney for speaker. They could easily get 20 GOP votes (she was their former leader) but would only need 5 of their votes. She would still be Republican but she is also a loyal American.

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

Didn't she not get elected?

[-] nolefan33@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 months ago

Weirdly enough, being a member of the House is not a requirement to be Speaker.

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

That’s true.

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