In Jan 2023 Jordan did not have the votes but McCarthy did.
There are 22 Republicans in Districts Biden won. You have to get their votes too.
This is one of the biggest flaws in Conservative Inc. I see this all over Social Media. Conservative Inc seem to think they can simply impose their choice on everyone else.
That is not how Congress works.
I’ve been very critical of this McCarthy defenestration, but no one ever questions “moderate” Democrats when they vote for a San Francisco communist as speaker.