House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan emerged as the Speaker of the House nominee with 124 votes.
Rep. Austin Scott, a late addition, received 81 votes.
But Jordan’s 124 votes are insufficient to win on the House floor. He needs 217 Republican votes on the House floor.
That could explain why they all went home tonight. We know none of the 212 Democrats won’t cross the aisle.:
But while Mr. Jordan won the contest, his quest for the speakership still faced serious challenges. A second secret-ballot vote revealed that a sizable chunk of Republicans did not intend to support him on the floor, where he needs 217 votes to win the gavel. It was a continuation of the bitter party infighting that has broken out in recent days, paralyzing the House.—It was evident immediately that Mr. Jordan’s candidacy would get no help from Democrats, who view him as a loyal foot soldier for Mr. Trump who helped instigate the attack on the Capitol.“At every single turn, Jim Jordan has prioritized politics, power, fear, division, hate over the American people,” said Representative Katherine M. Clark of Massachusetts, the Democratic whip. “Every Republican who casts their vote for him is siding with an insurrectionist against our democracy.”
The Republicans might try to get interim Speaker Patrick McHenry more power so the chamber can finish some work.
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