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Thursday, 19 October 2023 03:36 PM EDT Read more at https://www.newsmax.com/politics/jordan-third-speaker/2023/10/19/id/1138949/ WASHINGTON — Hardline conservative Jim Jordan vowed to continue his floundering bid for speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday, after his fellow Republicans abandoned a backup plan to allow the leaderless chamber to resume business. Jordan, who has lost two votes for speaker…

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Three increasingly-embarrassing defeats is all you get, apparently.

Representative Jim Jordan was unable once again to win over opponents who have denied him this week. The ideological and personal divisions in the G.O.P. show no signs of abating.

The number of Republicans opposing him grew as a bipartisan group discussed taking action to empower the temporary speaker to conduct legislative business on the House floor.