Moderate members of both parties could come together to push for a different House speaker as the Republican majority struggles to consolidate support behind Jim Jordan.
Some moderate Republicans are in talks to come up with a bipartisan solution as the battle over who will be the next House speaker drags on. 'There are informal conversations that have been underway. When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it’s important to begin to formalize those discussions,' House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said during an appearance on NBC’s 'Meet the Press' on Sunday.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was nominated by a majority of Republicans on Friday but faces an uphill battle in gaining enough support among his GOP colleagues in a floor vote in which all Democrats are expected to oppose him. The uncertainty has seemingly opened the door for a bipartisan deal, with Jeffries saying the goal of a deal would be to prevent 'extremists' from being able to dictate the agenda in the House.
But such an effort is likely to face major pushback from Republicans if a Democrat were the choice, with even moderates arguing that a vote for a Democrat would be akin to 'political suicide.' 'No Republican is going to vote for a Democrat,' Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., said last week during an interview with Fox Business 'That would be political suicide, even for the most moderate of members.' Meanwhile, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
Some Republicans want to cut a deal with Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries to elect a Speaker,' Massie said Sunday in a post on X, formerly Twitter. 'With Democrats controlling the White House and the Senate, we must not give up control of the House. Republicans should unite behind Jim Jordan as our Speaker of the House!'
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