Jordan could lose 'five or six more' votes on the third ballot if he persists with his quest to become speaker, according to one Republican congressman.
Republicans opposed to GOP speaker of the House nominee Jim Jordan's candidacy are predicting that the opposition will grow on a third ballot.Jordan is the second Republican choice to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted from the role in an unprecedented motion to vacate filed by GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz earlier this month.
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, who was the first Republican to vote against Jordan during the initial vote on Tuesday, predicted during a Fox News interview on Wednesday that 'five or six' additional GOP members would soon hand Jordan an additional failure.'We're confident,' Bacon said. 'Next vote, he's going to lose five or six more votes. He going to be going backwards.
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