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It has now been almost two weeks since every Democrat in the House joined eight Republicans in ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s office. It does not appear that House Republicans are even a single step closer to picking a new leader.
The job of speaker, as long as Republicans hold their narrow majority, does not seem to be a job anybody wants. After McCarthy lost on the motion to vacate, he could have fought back, forcing vote after vote on the House floor until the dissenters caved in. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan appears to be the Republican with the most support now, but his path to 217 seems no clearer than McCarthy’s or Scalise's. Many in the conference feel that his efforts to help McCarthy and Scalise secure votes were less than half-hearted and barely concealed his efforts to sow discontent for his own ends. As the vote to vacate on McCarthy’s shows, it only takes a handful of members with personal vendettas to deny anyone the speaker’s chair.
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