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Why are we doing this? Or why are we still doing this? That’s the question reporters and presumably house members were asking themselves after this latest speaker election farce.
Catie Edmondson/New York Times:
This is a slowly building wall of opposition to Jordan’s candidacy. Twenty lawmakers opposed him on the first ballot; 22 on the second, and it appears he will lose 25 on this third ballot.
Jim Jordan has lost Biden district Republicans (Ryan Fitzpatrick of PA, Marcus Molinaro of NY, Thomas Kean Jr. of NJ). There are more nos for Jordan, say insiders, strategically holding on to their votes.
