“We’ve had two rounds of floor votes, and the vote against Rep. Jim Jordan has only gotten stronger. The hardball tactics haven’t worked. If we move to a third round, we already know the opposition is on track to grow,” Florida Republican MAGA Congressman John Rutherford said in a statement. “It’s time for Rep. Jordan to understand this race is over. Tonight, I suggest we either go to conference to show him in private or back to the floor to show him in public. Rep. Jordan is fiddling while the world is on fire. It’s time to get down to business and select a consensus candidate who can bring the Republican Conference together.”
Isn’t it about time for Republicans to understand Trump’s hand-picked candidates fail more often than they succeed? Trump lost the 2016 popular vote. He lost Congress for the GOP in 2018. He lost the 2020 election. His 2022 endorsements largely failed in 2022, costing the Republicans a shot at taking back the House. And now this public humiliation, which will only grow worse, according to reports: CNN’s Melanie Zanona reports Republican members of the House plan to increase the number of “no” votes to Jordan to illustrate the growing frustration with the leadership option.