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Coverage dated January 2, 2023

Jim Jordan speech for Kevin McCarthy backfires

Headline from Newsweek

Some House Republicans used Jordan's impassioned speech for McCarthy as a reason why the GOP should choose Jordan over McCarthy for speaker of the House.

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Anti-McCarthy Voters Coalesce Around Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The House Speaker vote went to a third ballot on Tuesday, after all 19 opponents of California Rep. Kevin McCarthy coalesced around Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan.

  2. RedState

    BREAKING: Jim Jordan Nominates McCarthy on Second Speaker Ballot; McCarthy Still Doesn't Have the Votes (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Jordan's call for unity didn't turn out quite as he'd hoped.

  3. Newsweek

    Jim Jordan speech for Kevin McCarthy backfires (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Some House Republicans used Jordan's impassioned speech for McCarthy as a reason why the GOP should choose Jordan over McCarthy for speaker of the House.

  4. Washington Times

    Conservative firebrand Jim Jordan makes pitch for McCarthy in second bid to elect House speaker (opens Washington Times)

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    “I think Kevin McCarthy is the right guy to lead us,” Mr. Jordan said in a floor speech nominating Mr. McCarthy on the second ballot.

  5. Washington Examiner

    McCarthy defections grow as Byron Donalds casts vote for Jordan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    On the third ballot for speaker, the number of conservatives voting against House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) grew as he continues to struggle to get the 218 votes needed to secure the gavel.

  6. PoliticusUSA

    Jim Jordan's Nominating Speech Backfires As McCarthy Loses Second Speaker Ballot (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    The anti-McCarthy Republicans rallied around Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as his nominating speech might have backfired and sunk McCarthy.

  7. Washington Examiner

    McCarthy fails on second speaker ballot as 'Never Kevin' lawmakers shift support to Jordan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The 19 lawmakers who voted against Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the first ballot to become the next speaker of the House stuck by their guns, with the group shifting their votes toward House Judiciary Chairman-elect Jim Jordan (R-OH) on the second ballot on Tuesday.

  8. Breitbart News

    Jim Jordan Nominates Kevin McCarthy for Speaker (opens Breitbart News)

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    Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) nominated House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to serve as speaker of the House during the second ballot.

  9. Fox News

    Jordan nominates McCarthy for speaker on second ballot as Gaetz taps Jordan to take gavel (opens Fox News)

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    Jim Jordan nominated Kevin McCarthy to serve as speaker of the House on the historic second ballot on Tuesday, as GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, instead, tapped Jordan as an alternative.

  10. Washington Times

    Thwarted again: Anti-McCarthy Republicans dig in, block him from speaker on second ballot (opens Washington Times)

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    Second-ballot votes yielded little improvement for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who lost 19 votes to Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and conservative firebrand who founded the House Freedom Caucus.

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