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WASHINGTON — Another Republican is prepared to throw their hat in the ring if GOP nominee Jim Jordan stumbles in his quest for the speaker’s gavel. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., a member of the GOP leadership team, plans to jump into the race if Jordan, R-Ohio, can’t secure the 217 votes needed by early next week, according to a source familiar with the lawmaker's plans. “If Jordan cannot get to 217, Johnson intends to step up,” the source said. “Many members are asking him to do so.
If the math doesn't work out in Jordan's favor for a floor vote, Johnson would seek to be a consensus candidate, attempting to bridge hard-right conservatives and moderates who have been waging a war against each other in the 10 days since Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was unceremoniously stripped of the speaker’s gavel in a historic vote. Johnson, 51, has followed a path similar to two of his political mentors: Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a fellow Louisianan, and Jordan.
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