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Episode: What To Know: Upcoming House Speaker Vote
Description: On Friday, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio was nominated by House republicans through a secret ballot to fill the Speaker position, still vacant after California Representative McCarthy was ousted on October 3rd.Â
It seems, however, that he was not the first choice for the job.
Feeling the immense divide within the US House of Representatives and losing confidence in his chances of winning, Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise chose to withdraw his name from ballots for the House Speaker position. Scalise was initially the top contender among House Republicans, surpassing Representative Jim Jordan by 14 votes. His w...