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Lots of discussions happening tonight, as McCarthy is making calls to members and his allies say he is still prepared to grind it out. Negotiations are continuing, per sources. Expectation is that tomorrow AM the full House GOP Conference will again meet to hash out differences — PolitiTweet.org

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“Look who’s going to fix this shit,” former Rep. Rodney Davis says with a laugh of himself as he walks into the speaker’s office that McCarthy is now occupying. — PolitiTweet.org

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Conservative hardliners said they were not backing off their opposition and expected opposition to grow “We are done with Kevin McCarthy,” Bob Good told me — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Jordan told me there’s “no” chance he will become House speaker. He won 20 votes on the last ballot https://t.co/YC5ItaOC0X — PolitiTweet.org

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The House adjourns til NOON — PolitiTweet.org

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Third ballot results: Jeffries - 212 McCarthy - 202 Jim Jordan - 20 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Byron Donalds — the one Republican who flipped his vote away from McCarthy — told me that the House needs to adjourn so they can hash out their differences internally. On why be flipped? “It's clear that Kevin doesn't have the votes. And so what are we going to do?” — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of talk within the House that the next vote — pushed by McCarthy foes — could be a motion to adjourn. It would need 218 votes. This means Democrats would have to vote for it. Unclear if they would. McCarthy wants to keep voting — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he could change from being a McCarthy supporter: “I think eventually you have to. The only thing that could change is Democrats walking away and not voting and then the denominator changes ….. Otherwise Republicans are gonna have to start moving around.” — PolitiTweet.org

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A warning sign for Kevin McCarthy: Conservative supporter Rep. Ken Buck told us he believes that it is McCarthy who will eventually lose more backing if this drags out. He has been talking to fellow Freedom Caucus members but doesn’t believe they will be moving. — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy is now on the verge of losing for the third time today. Five Republicans have voted for Jordan. He can only lose four. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chip Roy nominates Jim Jordan, who backs McCarthy. “I have no personal animus against Kevin,” Roy said. Roy told us the tense meeting this morning only grew the opposition to McCarthy — PolitiTweet.org

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Steve Scalise now rises to nominate Kevin McCarthy. He is likely to run if McCarthy drops out. But McCarthy just told reporters he won’t drop out, saying the numbers “will change eventually" and he will stay in “until we win” — PolitiTweet.org

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Official second ballot results, per House clerk Jeffries - 212 McCarthy - 203 Jordan - 19 No one gets 218. 3rd ballot soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nancy Pelosi told me of the stalemate on the House floor: “This is not a good picture of how to resolve differences” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @therecount: CNN's @mkraju reports that Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), a ringleader of the effort to deny Kevin McCarthy the Speakership, says hi… — PolitiTweet.org

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The 19 who voted for Jordan on second ballot Andy Ogles Lauren Boebert Michael Cloud Anna Paulina Luna Mary Miller Keith Self Andy Biggs Dan Bishop Andrew Clyde Phil Crane Matt Gaetz Bob Good Paul Gosar Andy Harris Josh Brecheen Ralph Norman Scott Perry Matt Rosendale Chip Roy — PolitiTweet.org

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Conservatives will vote for Jim Jordan on third ballot too, per Bob Good. He told me he expects Jordan’s support to grow. “And I think we're gonna see his numbers grow.” He said the fact that Jordan doesn’t want the gavel is “exactly” why they want him. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Lawler told me he is sticking with McCarthy even if it goes to 50 ballots. Says of conservative foes: “What is their end game? ..”We’ll keep voting, and if they want to say ‘we’re not giving in,’ well guess what, neither are we. And the vast majority of us far outweigh them” — PolitiTweet.org

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Just talked to Chip Roy. Doesn’t sound like he’s moving off his opposition to McCarthy. 18 Rs so far have voted for Jordan. Vote ongoing — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy now poised to fall short on the second ballot. (The 1923 speaker vote went to nine ballots). There are now 5 Republicans voting for Jim Jordan. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bob Good, Virginia R, on McCarthy: “He is never going to be speaker.  We will never cave.  We will never vote for him.  The sooner he pulls out … the better everyone it is and we can move together to find who the best person is who can get 218,” he said, per @tedbarrettcnn — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Jordan fails to quell uprising on right. “Sometimes we have to do jobs we don’t really want to do,” Matt Gaetz says, nominating Jim Jordan for speaker, while attacking McCarthy. But Jordan has nominated McCarthy. Second vote about to begin. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jordan officially nominates McCarthy and tries to rally the detractors around the GOP leader. We need to rally around him,” Jordan says. — PolitiTweet.org

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“A speaker has not been elected,” House clerk says — the first time since 1923 no one wins on first ballot — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Jordan plans to nominate Kevin McCarthy in second ballot, per multiple sources. Also the 19 Rs who voted against McCarthy are considering all voting for Jordan in second ballot, sources tell @AnnieGrayerCNN @MZanona and me. Six voted for Jordan in first round — PolitiTweet.org

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For the first time since 1923, the House cannot elect a speaker after the first ballot. No one gets 218 votes. Vote not closed yet McCarthy - 203 Jeffries - 212 Biggs - 10 Others - 9 Voting will continue until someone gets 218. House cannot move forward until a speaker is elected — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Mary Miller voted for Jim Jordan. Rodney Davis, who lost to Miller, says on CNN: “I don’t think anybody from Illinois would be surprised by that vote.” McCarthy now has lost 18 GOP votes and counting. He could only lose four. — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy now on verge of losing the speaker vote after the first ballot and House is now poised to go to a second ballot. He has lost six GOP votes after Cloud votes for Jim Jordan. Vote is still ongoing and members can change their vote before gavel comes down. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lauren Boebert votes for Jim Jordan for speaker. McCarthy has lost four GOP votes so far. Can’t lose more than four to get to 218 — PolitiTweet.org