Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, still faces an uphill climb to the House speakership, with at least 10 to 20 Republican members who oppose his nomination, CBS News has learned, based on background conversations over the weekend with six key House Republicans and more than a dozen sources familiar with the deliberations.

“At least 10 to 20,” one of the House Republicans told CBS News on Sunday, while another added that that Jordan’s support has grown incrementally in recent days but remains soft.

While Jordan’s confidants remain optimistic that he can get to the necessary 217 votes Tuesday, when the House is scheduled to bring a vote to the floor, several who are more critical of Jordan privately insisted this weekend that at about a dozen Republicans remain unwilling to support him, due to their frustrations over how Rep. Steve Scalise, Republican of Louisiana, was treated during his speaker bid and their simmering anger over the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. They also are wary of whether Jordan can handle the intensity of the challenges facing Congress in the coming months.

    • @dhork@lemmy.world
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      201 year ago

      The problem, though, is that Jim is a spiteful and vengeful person, and so are the extreme Right in general. A lot of Republicans are getting in line simply because they don’t want the stochastic terrorism directed at them.

      • @YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
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        161 year ago

        This will just make public the horrible charges against him related to his time at Ohio State.

        Before entering politics, Jordan was an assistant OSU wrestling coach from 1986 to 1994. Former athletes have said he ignored rampant sexual abuse by Richard Strauss, a team doctor who died in 2005. Jordan has long denied helping orchestrate a cover-up.

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          1 year ago

          Do you really think Republicans care? This isn’t even the first time they have nominated a wrestling coach / pedo enabler for Speaker.

          • @thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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            91 year ago

            Their god literally bragged about sexually assaulting women, creeping on children changing, and wanting to fuck his daughter.

            Idk why anyone thinks the GOP and Republicans as a whole find abhorrent behavior a deal breaker.

            • @thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com
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              91 year ago

              Dude, they came out in record numbers to vote for a person who actively bragged about being an abhorrent monster. They’re never going to care as long as the person has an R next to their name, unless we suddenly find a few million cult deprogrammers.