Representative Jim Jordan, the right-wing Republican hard-liner from Ohio, lost a bid to be elected speaker on Tuesday and put off a second vote until Wednesday, prolonging a two-week fight that has paralyzed the chamber and shone a spotlight on deep G.O.P. divisions. …

Mr. Jordan had initially sought to force a second vote Tuesday evening, but struggling in the face of unyielding opposition, he called for a recess for the night and planned a vote on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

“We’re going to keep working, and we’re going to get to the votes,” Mr. Jordan said.

[Today’s vote turned out to be a brilliant strategy, eh? What an epic faceplant. Don’t be surprised if some of the 35 Jordan did manage to flip start to fall away after this embarrassment. One House Republican, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, announced her retirement in the middle of this nonsense rather than run for a fourth term next year, in part because this process is so broken that “it is hard to get anything done.” — Ed]