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At least seven Republicans said as recently as Monday they will not vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in Tuesday’s speaker election, leaving him several votes short of the threshold to clinch the gavel and teeing up the potential for a long and messy election.
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GOP Reps. Carlos Gimenez (Fla.) and Mike Lawler (N.Y.) told reporters Monday they planned to vote for former speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in the election scheduled for noon (McCarthy is backing Jordan).
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