Jim Jordan bleeds even MORE Republican support for House speaker as he’s handed his worst

Jim Jordan lost a third ballot for House speaker as 25 of his Republican colleagues voted against him – the most yet – which could spell the end of his candidacy as he faces increasing pressure to step aside.

The Ohio Republican continued to bleed votes as 25 Republicans – three more than last time – voted against him on Friday. He lost 20 votes on his first ballot for speaker and 22 on his second.

It shows the disarray among House Republicans has no end in sight two weeks after McCarthy became the first speaker in history to be ousted.

Since then, the House has been paralyzed and unable to do business with less than a month until the government shuts down again.

It’s not clear if the renowned conservative ‘fighter’ will continue to fight for the top job on the House floor as it becomes more evident his opposers are not backing down. 

‘It’s kind of like the baseball analogy, three strikes and you’re out,’ said Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., a Jordan supporter. 

Jim Jordan, left, chats with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., right ahead of vote 

Jordan had called up former Kevin McCarthy to nominate him – some of the Jordan holdouts had been voting for McCarthy instead

Republicans surrounding Jim Jordan clap during a third vote for his speakership 

Jordan had called up former Kevin McCarthy to nominate him – some of the Jordan holdouts had been voting for McCarthy instead. 

Ahead of the vote, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Jordan a ‘clear and present danger to our democracy.’ 

Asked why all Democrats had voted to oust McCarthy and risked a potential Speaker Jordan, Jeffries flipped it back on McCarthy, who allowed Jordan to be chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee. 

‘Who created Jim Jordan, who normalized Jim Jordan, who was about to nominate [him]?’

Rep. Byron Donalds, right, a Jordan supporter, talks with a seemingly annoyed Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., who voted against Jordan 

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., left, talks with Jordan, center, and McCarthy, right 

Jordan is the second candidate for speaker who evidently cannot get to a 217 majority since Kevin McCarthy‘s ouster: Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the House’s number two Republican, initially won the GOP conference vote but dropped out as Republicans’ speaker candidate after only 24 hours. 

At the time, Jordan supporters were stubbornly opposed to voting for Scalise even after he won the nomination. 

Now, a number of Republicans are not only mad about McCarthy’s ouster but mad at how Jordan supporters actively opposed Scalise’s nomination. 

It’s also not clear who could step up to run in Jordan’s place. 

Names like Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern, Budget Chair Jodey Arrington and Mike Johnson, vice chair of the Republican Conference, have all been floated. 

All are seemingly less controversial than Jordan, McCarthy and Scalise, but it’s not clear whether they could could to 217 either among the free-wheeling House Republicans.