(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Will Gym Jordan become Speaker as Trump says he's willing to be jailed [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-16 Will Gym Jordan be more like Beria or Molotov since even Stalin spent time in prison. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) faces a small but resolute rump conference of Republicans vowing to oppose his bid for House speaker as he moves ahead with plans to hold a floor vote on Tuesday. Why it matters: There are still enough GOP lawmakers publicly opposed to the Judiciary Committee chair and GOP speaker nominee to keep him from winning on the House floor. With Republicans holding just a narrow majority in the House, they can only afford to lose a handful of votes when Democrats are unified behind Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Driving the news: House Republicans met for a conference meeting on Monday evening at which Jordan heard out complaints and tried to respond to them in order to shore up support, according to members who attended. But more than half a dozen Republicans coming in and out of the meeting said they still plan to vote against Jordan. Some Republicans are still upset about the removal of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) or the refusal of some Republicans to unify around Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) after he won the party's nomination for speaker. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) or the refusal of some Republicans to unify around Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) after he won the party's nomination for speaker. Some concerns date back much further: "Jim at some point, if he's going to lead this conference ... is going to have to be strong and say Donald Trump didn't win the [2020] election," said Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.). www.axios.com/... Another Biden district vulnerable lawmaker who’s also a defense hawk, Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., is backing Jordan. He said a bit of a charm offensive on the Ohioan’s part has been paying dividends. “He’s been having intimate conversations over the weekend with folks and talking them through the strategy, talking him through his platform, and it’s been successful,” Garcia said. For his part, Garcia predicted Jordan’s battle wouldn’t last as long as McCarthy’s. “If we’re doing an over-under, I think it’ll be less than 15 rounds tomorrow,” Garcia said. rollcall.com/... x THURSDAY: Rep. Ann Wagner is a “HELL NO” on Jim Jordan for speaker MONDAY: Rep. Ann Wagner is a yes on Jim Jordan for speaker pic.twitter.com/WTKcMlFXMM — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 16, 2023 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/16/2199786/-Will-Gym-Jordan-become-Speaker-as-Trump-says-he-s-willing-to-be-jailed?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/