A Minimum Of Four Republicans Plan On Voting Against Jordan

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan’s hope to become the next Speaker of the House took a hit shortly before the second round of voting began on Wednesday.

At least four Republican members of the House, who voted against Jordan on Tuesday, plan to vote against him again on Wednesday.

Ken Buck of Colorado, who voted for Majority Whip Tom Emmer, told Fox News on Wednesday that he has not changed his position on Jordan.

Buck, who had previously expressed reservations over Jordan’s support of President Trump’s claim of fraud in the 2020 election, said he couldn’t get behind Jordan because of Jordan’s plan to defund the DOJ.

Rep. Ken Buck: “I think what Jim Jordan needs to do is stop talking about defunding the DOJ. We pride ourselves on being a party of the rule of law. You can’t defund the DOJ or a special counsel’s office…and talk about the value that we share…I will not vote for Jim Jordan.” pic.twitter.com/VyE6CjFFLW

— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) October 17, 2023

In addition to Buck, Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez also plans to vote against Jordan and swore to keep voting for ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

However, he is supportive of a GOP push to temporarily empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry, so the House members can pass legislation while the Republicans work to agree on a candidate.

Majority in Name Only: While Rep Carlos Gimenez caucuses with the House GOP he is very much a Democrat. He even voted for Hillary Clinton. He’s voting against Jim Jordan for speaker. Call 202-225-3121 and let him know how you feel. pic.twitter.com/NWBSzxUBXr

— @amuse (@amuse) October 17, 2023

Here’s part of the Fox News article:

A spokesperson for Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., pointed Fox News Digital to comments the freshman Republican made on CNN also supporting the McHenry effort. LaLota cast his vote on Tuesday for former New York GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin.

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., is also still voting against Jordan on Wednesday, his spokesperson told Fox News Digital. He voted for Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

House lawmakers are voting again on Wednesday. Jordan and his allies have been speaking with holdouts, but it’s not clear yet how much progress was made.

At least one of the 20, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., told reporters on Tuesday that he would vote for Jordan on the second ballot.

Even though four RINOs have confirmed that they won’t vote for Jordan on Wednesday, the Trump-endorsed Congressman still has a chance to become the next Speaker.

On Tuesday, he received 200 out of the needed 217 votes, which was impressive considering the fact that there had been 50 Republicans who previously said they wouldn’t vote for him.

In the event that the four RINOs stay true to their word and don’t vote for him, he can still get 217 votes if he is able to rally the remaining members of the Party behind him.

But, if the remaining holdouts decide not to vote for him, they will open the door for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to become the next Speaker.

If that happens, expect them to face primaries in the next election cycle.