CNN/Politics has chosen a curious way to publish the list of Republican Representatives who voted in the futile effort to find a Speaker yesterday, with the official nominees being Rep Jeffries (D-NY) and Rep Jordan (R-OH):
uri=”cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_14BA688F-B677-5D9E-EDEA-3ECCED0AE963@published” data-editable=”text” data-component-name=”paragraph” data-article-gutter=”true”>Twenty Republicans voted against Jordan’s candidacy, far more than the handful he could afford to lose given the party’s narrow majority in Congress.
These are the House Republicans who voted against Jordan:
- Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska voted for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon voted for McCarthy
- Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of New York voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York
- …
There’s actually no listing of who voted for Jordan.
That’s interesting, because if voters want to find out who their Rep voted for, they’ll have to dig further if they insist on being sure.
I think this omission is more interesting than perhaps most might. Guilt by association, well, it must make some of these Reps a bit ill. And, no, I don’t care if Erick Erickson thinks Jordan is a “good man.” I just don’t. Jordan’s been a clown in Congress, unable to pass any legislation, and even managed to earn former Speaker Boehner’s (R-OH) contempt; I shudder to think what’ll happen if Jordan wins.
For those not keeping up with the governmental news, he lost again on his second try today, and, in fact, lost ground. Are they picking their ext sacrificial goat?
Or will the few moderate Republicans, probably those from New York, turn to the Democrats for help?
