Kevin McCarthy lost the third vote for House Speaker on Tuesday.
The winning Republican can only afford to lose 5 votes!
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McCarthy already lost 13… and its not even halfway over.
Republican ‘rebels’ have coalesced around Jim Jordan.
And GAETZ, who initially voted for Biggs for speaker, now nominates JORDAN.
Confirms what @AnnieGrayerCNN @mkraju & me first reported about the McCarthy opposition coalescing around Jordan on the 2nd ballot.
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) January 3, 2023