I thought Scalise was elected speaker yesterday. What did I miss?
In conference he got the most votes, but shy of the 217 needed. It has apparently become clear he couldn’t get there, so he has dropped out. Jordan had less, but apparently folks think he might pick up the holdouts. Republicans are pre-picking the winner in private before doing a formal House vote to try and avoid another McCarthy-like debacle.
He didnt have the votes, he had 210 he needed 217