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Jim Jordan loses first roll-call vote

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), nominated for Speaker of the House, lost his first roll-call vote today when 20 Republicans balked.

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7 months ago

October 17, 2023

Terry A. Hurlbut

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), nominated candidate for Speaker of the House, fell 20 votes short in the first roll-call vote. The House is in recess at time of writing.

Jim Jordan falls short

The first roll-call vote, called beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT, saw 432 votes cast. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) appears to be absent from the house. Of those who attended, 212 Democrats voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and 200 Republicans voted for Jim Jordan. The twenty others voted for a smattering of “write-ins,” including Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Mike Garcia (R-Calif.), Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Tom Cole (R-Okla.). Not one of these six voted for themselves, nor did anyone else but Jeffries and Jordan.

The twenty Republicans who voted for non-nominated candidates were:

Bacon
Buck
Chavez-Deremer
D’Esposito
Diaz Balart
Ellzey
Garbarino
Gimenez
Gonzales
Granger
James
Kelly
Kiggans
Lalota
Lamalfa
Lawler
Rutherford
Spartz
Simpson
Womack

BREAKING: 20 Republicans vote against Jim Jordan on the first ballot for Speaker of the House

Bacon
Buck
Chavez-Deremer
D’Esposito
Diaz Balart
Ellzey
Garbarino
Gimenez
Gonzales
Granger
James
Kelly
Kiggans
Lalota
Lamalfa
Lawler
Rutherford
Spartz
Simpson
Womack— ALX 🎃 (@alx) October 17, 2023

(Source: Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit.)

URGENT: We need all hands on deck to get @Jim_Jordan the votes needed to become Speaker.

Call your member of Congress TODAY at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to support Jim Jordan for Speaker. pic.twitter.com/dcQRValJrG— Tea Party Patriots (@TPPatriots) October 17, 2023

This morning, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) remained adamant in his refusal to vote for Jim Jordan. Jim Hoft gathered several X posts from Bacon, showcasing his defiance – though of whom, is not clear.

The folks yelling we need to put out the house fire, started the fire. This started when 4% of Republicans voted to remove Speaker McCarthy. Then, we had another group refuse to support Scalise after he won by our rules. We can’t have a process when a few break the rules.— Don Bacon 🇺🇸 🥓 ✈️ 🏍️ (@DonJBacon) October 16, 2023

BACON, R-Neb., still sounding like a NO on Jordan today:

"There will be more pressure. But we shouldn't let 5-10 folks control the conference and that's been the case since January. It's not American" https://t.co/wCHvmjRGKd— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) October 16, 2023

I’m not budging. I’m a five-time commander and deployed to Middle-East four times. I’ll do what is best for country.— Don Bacon 🇺🇸 🥓 ✈️ 🏍️ (@DonJBacon) October 17, 2023

He can’t help himself. His ego is bigger than he is…

The male Liz Cheney of our time.

Nebraska deserves better.— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) October 17, 2023

*jerking off motion*.

You're in Congress, you dunce. Nobody gives a fuck about your resume.

Your constituents want one thing, and you're overriding the will of the people with your douchebaggery.

Do your job, dumb shit.— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) October 17, 2023

When you were deployed did you do what you were asked by your boss? Because the people deployed you to Congress and they’re asking you to do something. This isn’t a solo mission.— Rosie Memos (@almostjingo) October 17, 2023

Let’s be real…

This guy comes from a Biden didtrict. He has no problem making a deal w/ the Dems.

He’s putting himself first because if a deal is made with the Dems, he’s most likely to be speaker.

Ego above country. Male Liz Cheney.

DC: 202-225-4155
Omaha: 402-938-0300— Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) October 17, 2023

Thank you for your past service.

Currently, you are a self serving pig.

Maybe your children and grandchildren want to live under socialism/communism, but mine do not.

Who’s greasing your palms to sell out our country?— 𝐂𝐂 🇺🇸 (@ChatByCC) October 17, 2023

I am outside the office of Don Bacon, one of the leaders of the Vote No on Jim Jordan movement. I want to ask Mr. Bacon if Adam Kinzinger is telling him how to vote on the Speakers race because Kinzinger gave Bacon a lot of money. Also, Bacon has an American-Ukrainian flag. pic.twitter.com/6XQx9mx6UZ— Charles R Downs (@TheCharlesDowns) October 17, 2023

If anyone bribed Don Bacon, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) is not the only suspect. The influencer DC Draino named another:

🚨Rep. Don Bacon caught serving as advisor to nonprofit with ties to CCP-linked think tank

Humpty Dumpty Institute touts partnership with Beijing think tank that employs 12+ members of CCP & People’s Liberation Army

Bacon is an advisor to HDI

When HDI’s ties to CCP were… https://t.co/BwcF2ONKJK pic.twitter.com/DVcYheUPOM— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) October 17, 2023

List of holdouts incomplete

Jordan Conradson, at 12:16 p.m. EDT, published this story to The Gateway Pundit, expressing much confidence that Jim Jordan would win the day. But TGP obviously did not have all the holdouts listed in advance. One holdout they had listed, Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), voted for Jim Jordan on this first ballot.

When Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) will recall the House to order, is not clear. Oddly enough, he voted for Jordan, in contrast to his “wig-out” when McCarthy lost his Speakership.

Terry A. Hurlbut

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Terry A. Hurlbut has been a student of politics, philosophy, and science for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Yale College and has served as a physician-level laboratory administrator in a 250-bed community hospital. He also is a serious student of the Bible, is conversant in its two primary original languages, and has followed the creation-science movement closely since 1993.