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Bruce Cockburn: 50 years of music, spirituality and social justice | SaltWireWASHINGTON - Republican Jim Jordan will try to claim the gavel of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday in a vote that could elevate the prominent and combative right-wing figure to one of the most powerful posts in Washington.
Jordan will also have to go undergo multiple votes if he cannot get a clear majority of 217 on the first round. At least seven Republicans - more than he can lose and still get elected - said they could oppose him. Others were still undecided. Republicans control the House by a narrow 221-212 margin and all Democrats are expected to vote against him.
"My office has gotten bombarded by calls, overwhelmingly in support of Jim, but … not all from constituents," said Representative Marc Molinaro, a New York Republican. A fixture on conservative media outlets, Jordan amplified Trump's false claims of election fraud in 2020. As chair of the House Judiciary Committee, he is helping lead an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden that Democrats decry as baseless.
Republicans nominated Steve Scalise to succeed McCarthy last week, but he abandoned his bid after he was unable to consolidate support - a development that some Republicans blame on Jordan and his supporters.
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