11:41 a.m. ET, October 24, 2023
Speaker candidates need 217 votes earlier than going to the ground, however not everybody in Home GOP is satisfied
From CNN’s Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju
Members of the Home of Representatives vote on the Home Speaker on October 20 in Washington, DC.
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In the course of the speaker candidate discussion board on Monday, all of the speaker candidates agreed that they wished to get to 217 votes within the room earlier than going to the ground, a supply acquainted advised CNN. However that doesn’t imply it can formally occur.
Because the voting will get right down to the wire, Home Republicans should determine but once more whether or not they need to keep behind closed doorways till a speaker nominee locks in 217 votes, or once more go to the Home flooring with a nominee who has simply gained a majority of the convention and threat extra public embarrassment.
Speaker candidate GOP Rep. Kevin Hern advised CNN on Monday that he and different candidates within the race imagine the convention ought to maintain a personal roll name vote forward of going to the Home flooring to check whether or not the GOP nominee has 217 votes to be elected. That may keep away from the spectacle on the ground that derailed Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid.
“I feel the consensus is, and I’ve talked to among the different individuals which can be working and others which can be really going to be the voting members, and we might prefer to see a roll name vote within the basement in order that we all know this. As a result of the American individuals do not wish to see one other factor that occurred like final week with Jim Jordan,” he mentioned.
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee advised CNN it’s important for the convention to 217 behind closed doorways as a result of they should keep away from one other public embarrassment on the Home flooring.
“I don’t assume it can go to the ground till we now have 217 dedicated,” Burchett mentioned. “If it goes to the ground, it can succeed.”
However not all Republicans are bought on the technique. Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw advised CNN, “it’s inconceivable” for the convention to get to 217, however added “let’s see who wins. The rebels is perhaps drained.”
GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina advised reporters in between voting rounds that the convention determined to have a roll name vote as soon as the race narrows to the ultimate two candidates so members might be on the file with who they help.
“We’ll pare it down After which we get it right down to I assume the 2, we could have a roll name vote.”
