Before the first vote today for speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to give him a nominating speech on the House floor and a source told CNN that Scalise wouldn’t do it.
When Scalise had the party’s nomination for speaker last week, Jordan made a speech nominating Scalise.
Jordan’s allies told Politico that if Scalise really tried to compel his supporters to rally around the Jordan, then he’d have the votes.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
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