Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot ( midwest.social )

Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8) 212 49.1%
Republican Jim Jordan (OH 4) 200 46.3%
Republican Steve Scalise (LA 1) 7 1.6%
Republican Kevin McCarthy (CA 20) 6 1.4%
Republican Lee Zeldin 3 0.7%
Republican Tom Cole (OK 4) 1 0.2%
Republican Tom Emmer (MN 6) 1 0.2%
Republican Mike Garcia (CA 27) 1 0.2%
Republican Thomas Massie (KY 4) 1 0.2%

Note: official party nominees in bold.

Rivalarrival ,

Democrats do not look better by letting the Republicans flail. If this is going to be a repeat of the last speakership election, Democrats should intervene.

There is no constitutional requirement that the speaker of the house be a member of Congress. Democrats should nominate a strong apolitical candidate (perhaps a Medal of Honor recipient), and dare the Republicans to give them anything less than their whole-hearted support.

Hell, they should publish a list of the next 10 such candidates they will be nominating, inviting the public and media to compare Jim Jordan to a whole list of laudable alternatives.

Waiting for the Republicans to negotiate toward a position that will appease Matt Gaetz and his chucklefucks serves neither the nation's interests nor Democratic interests.

zarp86 ,

Republicans do not look better by letting the Republicans flail. If this is going to be a repeat of the last speakership election, Republicans should vote for Jeffries.

There is no constitutional requirement that the speaker of the house be a member of the majority party in Congress. Republicans should vote for Jeffries since Jeffries has the most votes.

Hell, they could publish a list of alternatives to Jeffries in the Democratic party, inviting the public and media to compare candidates as they reach across the aisle.

Watching Republicans waste time until they negotiate toward a position that will appease Matt Gaetz and his chucklefucks shows just how much Republicans don't give a fuck about neither the nation's interests nor Democratic interests.

Rivalarrival ,

If this is going to be a repeat of the last speakership election, Republicans should vote for Jeffries.

To a moderate Republican, the only thing worse than Gaetz is a Democratic political player. The only way a Republican can vote for the Democratic nominee is if that nominee is not a political operative.

A non-partisan speakership cuts the floor out from under Gaetz and his cronies, allowing the GOP to ignore its lunatic fringe and come back to the center.

zarp86 ,

To a moderate Republican, the only thing worse than Gaetz is a Democratic political player.

And that's the problem, isn't it?

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