Jim Jordan flip-flops and decides to press forward with third House speaker vote

Rep. Jim Jordan began the day by saying he was not going to seek another vote for speaker, but that changed after a four-hour meeting with the House Republican Conference.

According to Fox's Chad Pergram, Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) claimed Jordan would consult with his family, and make a decision on whether he's going back for a third vote.

Less than an hour later, the New York Times reported that Jordan was in for a third vote, despite the fact that he wasn't expected to win.

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"His decision came after a furious backlash from rank-and-file Republicans including many of his far-right supporters, who said empowering Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) — a stand-in appointed to his post after the ouster of then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy — would effectively cede control of the House floor to Democrats and set a bad precedent," said the Times.

Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake charted Jordan, who lost 20 votes in the second ballot on Wednesday, is expected to lose by 22 votes on the third ballot.

"We took our leader out, we took our second in command out, we took our grassroots folk hero out, or at least we're in the process of doing that," said Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), according to Ben Jacobs. "Eventually, we're going to run into an attrition problem. That's unsustainable."