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Jim Jordan has failed a third time to get the majority vote he needed to win the speakership, instead losing support from fellow Republicans.
The shortfall follows growing losses of votes on Tuesday and Wednesday. He met with opponents Thursday but they didn’t budge, and later three more GOP defectors emerged on the third ballot — bringing his total number of Republican votes against him to 25.
Jordan has spent the week trying to rally critics into backing him, but instead he is losing backers within the conference. House Republicans are now expected to convene at 1 p.m. for yet another private meeting in a week full of tense sitdowns.
Any momentum Jordan's candidacy had earlier this week has effectively evaporated. It's not clear whether he will seek a fourth ballot, though his allies have suggested they will keep pushing. Some House Republicans have already floated alternative paths to return the House to a functioning body.
Olivia Beavers contributed.
