Rep. Jim Jordan to pursue third vote to be speaker of the House (www.npr.org)

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The keen of you will have noticed that, unlike Monday and Tuesday, I didn't make a discussion post today about the Speaker's race. It was my full intention to do so, however, news broke this morning that the GOP nominee, Jim Jordan, scrapped his plans for a vote this afternoon.

A deal empowering Speaker pro tempore Patrick McHenry was speculated to be a potential "out" for the 18 GOP congresspersons who represent Biden-won districts, however after a 3-hour closed-door meeting today, the GOP was still undecided.

Tonight, Jim Jordan has announced plans for a third ballot, which he believes will take place 10:00 AM (EST) on Friday.

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[-] shaiatan@midwest.social 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

moderate Republicans

Those don't exist though... at least not in terms of the elected ones. The party line these days is to support MAGA extremism; the ones that buck it get tossed out.

[-] qwertilliopasd@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Exactly. Nobody wants to be the next Liz Cheney.

[-] shaiatan@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Also, the Dems have done the high-road approach for ages - it doesn't work. The people voting for Trump and his ilk don't care about policy or, frankly, logic. They're either voting for their "team" or because they agree with their bullshit.

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