'He's going to lose more votes tomorrow, I know it.'
Share on email Even former Speaker Kevin McCarthy , who spent years building goodwill with the GOP conference — and weeks negotiating with his hardline critics — did not face this level of entrenched opposition.
Jordan, a former collegiate wrestler who has staked out a reputation as a fighter, is so far refusing to accept the writing on the wall. His zombie campaign is betting that stamina will prevail over principle; Jordan's opponents, which include senior Republicans who areDemocrats maintained their streak of unanimous support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries , who has now received more than 3,600 votes across 17 ballots, according to the
Jordan vowed to press on — noting that some of the Republicans who defected on the second ballot had previously voted for him — with plans to hold another vote Thursday afternoon."I believe he's done. He needs to withdraw from this. He's going to lose more votes tomorrow, I know it. I know who is going to cross over and change," Bacon told CNN.
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