House Republicans dumped Jim Jordan after he put up worst showing for a speaker nominee since before the Civil War

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at the Capitol on October 19, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at the Capitol on October 19, 2023.

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These 25 Republicans voted against Jim Jordan on the third ballot — underscoring the doomed and futile nature of his ongoing speakership bid

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a press conference before the 3rd vote on his speakership bid on Friday.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a press conference before the 3rd vote on his speakership bid on Friday.

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Welcome to the revenge of the Republicans you've never heard of before

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Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia came out of the woodwork and won 81 votes against Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio last week — despite not campaigning at all for the job.

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22 House Republicans voted to sink Jim Jordan's speakership bid for the second time — even more than the first time

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on the House floor on October 17, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on the House floor on October 17, 2023.

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Here's what we know about Jim Jordan and the Ohio State University wrestling scandal

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Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a CPAC conference in Texas in 2022.
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks during a CPAC conference in Texas in 2022.

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Jim Jordan is using the war in Israel to try to bully his 55 hold-out colleagues into backing his House speakership bid

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023.

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A little-known Georgia congressman is now running against Jim Jordan to be speaker of the House

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Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia outside the Capitol on April 23, 2020.
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia outside the Capitol on April 23, 2020.

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House Republicans had their cell phones confiscated while they voted on a new speaker

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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado uses her phone on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023.
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado uses her phone on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023.

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Republicans are asking their Twitter followers to help them decide who should replace Kevin McCarthy

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia uses her phone during a hearing on April 18, 2023.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia uses her phone during a hearing on April 18, 2023.

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Trump doesn't have enough clout on Capitol Hill to make Jim Jordan the House speaker

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and former President Donald Trump.

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