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  • Scalise Blocked, Expected to Step Aside

    10/12/2023 7:56:23 AM PDT · by SoConPubbie · 215 replies
    NewsMax ^ | Thursday, 12 October 2023 10:29 AM EDT | John Gizzi
    House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will not secure the 217 votes needed to become the chamber’s speaker, according to sources.The House conference has been delaying bringing the nomination to the floor for a full vote, as several members tell me Scalise cannot win.“There are as many as 20 members opposing Scalise,” one source said, noting almost all are “Jordan and McCarthy supporters,” referring to Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who lost to Scalise on a secret ballot for nomination to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.Publicly, Jordan is supporting Scalise, but privately he has told others he will enter the race as...