Despite intense lobbying behind the scenes, 20 Republicans refused to back the right-wing Ohio congressman.
The Trump ally abandoned plans to hold a second vote until Wednesday morning.
The lower chamber of Congress has been leaderless since an unprecedented vote to oust Kevin McCarthy 15 days ago.
Without a Speaker, the House is unable to pass any bills or approve White House requests for emergency aid. That includes potential help for Israel amid its war with Hamas.
Mr Jordan earned 200 votes in the first ballot on Tuesday, but he needs 217 - indicating majority support in the chamber - to secure the Speaker’s gavel.
The Democratic nominee, Hakeem Jeffries of New York, earned 212 votes, all from his fellow colleagues in the minority party.
Mr Jordan vowed to “keep working” and expressed confidence he would ultimately emerge victorious.
This is what the radical right wants anyways, a government unable to act.
I do not see this ending without enough moderate Republicans voting for a Dem speaker.
Unless some that are moderate make it clear that unless a moderate speaker is elected, they will vote with Dems. Do the same thing to the far right that they are doing. The problem for the far right is they say us or nothing. The moderates can say us or them so aren’t painted into a corner in the same way.
Obviously, they could do this publicly, but they risk attacks from the right of they do. Doing so privately would be less of a risk, but with bigger upside as obviously they then jump to being a larger part of the party, the government, the nation.
It just seems that none are that brave or want to be speaker. I’d so, why are the in politics?
You don’t even need them to vote with the Dems, you can just find a handful of middle of the road R’s and say “we’d rather have you.” If the D’s all started voting for a very liberal republican, 1) it would be hilarious to watch the crazies on the far right freak out and call for unity, and 2) it would create an actual coalition government of sorts.
I mean, sure, but name one. You don’t get elected as a GOP politico if you aren’t deepthroating right wing cock. FFS, that one rep is getting death threats because she voted against Gymmy boy. That’s not an electoral base conducive to coalition building.
Politics shouldn’t be about owning the other side. The Dems should not vote outside their party unless they have a deal to do so.
However, yes, the Dems could help to vote in a moderate speaker. They should negotiate concessions to do so. Doing so freely would be bad politics. It would give the far right fodder to rile up their base. It gives the moderate Republicans no reason to fight back against the far right and gives the Dems no win a part from the Republicans enacting their policies, which often is against the Dems policies.
Purposely inflaming the far right only emboldens them. This is one time the high ground actually works to penalose the far right and make them less effective.