Jim Jordan is now expected to make another run for the position.
The House GOP’s pick for speaker, Steve Scalise, announced Thursday he will no longer seek the gavel as he confronted a likely insurmountable vote shortage.
While Scalise had won a majority of votes in an internal GOP ballot a day earlier, he faced staunch resistance from multiple Republicans who vowed to support only his opponent, Rep. Jim Jordan, on the floor.
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Scalise drops out of speaker’s race https://t.co/sEhBW0fN74
— POLITICO (@politico) October 13, 2023
SCALISE pulls out of speakership race — says some folks need to look in the mirror and decide if they are going to get back on track
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 12, 2023
If the House Republicans go with Jordan, they're going to be dealing with chatter about Ohio State until the general.
So they will. Because they are geniuses.— CLA (@ConservativeLA) October 13, 2023
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