House Speaker Vote LIVE
You can help ensure that Jim Jordan is not elected as the next Speaker of the House by reading this article and taking a minute to get involved.
Good morning. I hope your week has started out well and continues to be fantastic. The House of Representatives has scheduled a floor vote at noon to see if Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) can secure enough Republican votes to reach the 217 threshold needed for election. I will be covering the live vote on Twitter (I know, I know, but it is working best right now) so you can follow along, hang out with me and comment here.
First order of business: it’s time to make a quick call. The AOC Campaign has created a website to assist everyone in calling their Representatives now to urge them not to support Jim Jordan. Here is a snippet from the call to action:
“We are asking you to call your Representative today, and tell them NOT to vote for Jim Jordan — a vocal opponent of abortion rights, a 2020 election denier, and one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters — as Speaker of the House.”
For anyone who thinks it is a waste of time to contact their representatives, you are wrong. This is the MOST effective way for Congress to gage public temperament on the issue at hand. Even if your Congressperson is a Democrat: complete the action. Even if you think it is pointless to lobby your representative: complete the action. This is the most effective way for Congress to take the public temperature on any issue, and right now, Democrats have the upper hand in this power struggle.
This election today is a win/win for Democrats, if the public speaks up and speaks out in their opposition to Jim Jordan. If the US House chooses to elect someone who was fully on board with the Trump lie about the election, we are in serious trouble. A vote for Jordan is basically a vote in support of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The voters need to remind their representatives that support for any Member of Congress who would support the actions of Donald Trump is a losing proposition. Bottom line: if Republicans chose to elect Jordan today, Democrats will effectively campaign on that betrayal to the American public in the election, and they will win.
The DCCC has sent out a memo to Republicans this morning with a warning, reminding them why a vote for Jordan will spell disaster for them in any upcoming swing elections. The best way for you to assist in making sure Jordan does not get elected is to visit this website now to participate and help keep Jordan from gaining control of the House.
Stay tuned and see you on the Tweeter at noon.
-Amee
Amee Vanderpool writes the SHERO Newsletter, is an attorney, published author, contributor to newspapers and magazines, and an analyst for BBC radio. She can be reached at avanderpool@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @girlsreallyrule.
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Jim Jordan as speaker would be an absolute disaster for the country as a whole. A BEST CASE scenario would be a government shutdown until the next election, and I can't even contemplate what the worst case scenario would be (and Ukraine better realize that we are about to abandon it).
Great post Amee, ty for spreading the word.
Gym Jordan would be a disaster as the new speaker. It's indeed an excellent idea, as AOC, suggested, to call or mail your local repr., even if it's a Democrat. It's a matter of concern of all #BlueResisters of all #BlueCrews💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙