Jordan is no longer nominee for House speaker after a secret vote

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has lost a secret vote to remain his party's nominee for House speaker, several Republican lawmakers told reporters.

Jordan lost the ballot by 86-112, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., said. She added that Republicans will leave town for the weekend, and members have until noon on Sunday to declare their candidacy. A candidate forum is expected Monday.

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Guess it sucks to suck? Jim Jordan's had his job for 16 years and never passed a bill - but hey, let's put him in charge of making sure bills can get passed! Talk about welfare queens, this asshole loser has been taking the government's money and purposefully not working the whole time! If only we could all be so lucky.

So he's the most successful republican in congress. He's got "government is ineffective" written all over him.

He'd be in position to have as many as four people working right underneath him.

It's very telling (and unsurprising) that Jordan's support didn't collapse because of his crazy positions or utter lack of qualifications for the job. No, his support collapsed when his crazy supporters started threatening other Republicans.

Echoes of "the only moral abortion is my abortion." The GOP is fine with craziness...as long as it's only hurting other people.

"Guys, getting this whole speaker debacle figured out is SUPER important for us to get done... after we take a break for the weekend."

Never threaten to endanger a Republican’s weekend off.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

She added that Republicans will leave town for the weekend, and members have until noon on Sunday to declare their candidacy.

Jordan met Thursday with the Republicans who voted against him on the two previous ballots, but Rep. Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., was one of several members who left the meeting under the impression that nobody had changed their minds.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told reporters on Thursday that he and his wife have continued to receive threats and fear for their safety.

Many have told reporters they fear that nobody can win sufficient support from Republicans to be elected speaker.

The impasse has persisted even under the increasing threat of a government shutdown if Congress does not pass a spending bill by Nov. 17.

President Biden is also sending a new request for money to address the wars in Ukraine and Israel on Friday.

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Good, fuck Gym Jordan.

I hope Clooney releases his documentary soon to put a nail in his career coffin.