[Hostage]

At this point it doesn’t matter how many enter against Boehner. All that matters is that Boehner is unable to get the needed majority.

If Boehner is unable to secure a majority, then a 2nd ballot, a 3rd ballot, a 4th ballot can shake loose a candidate that members will support.

[Principled]

If Boehner is unable to secure a majority...

He'll get it with dem abstentions and dare I say dem votes too.

He's already done the deal w/ nancy. The only thing that could upset this plan would be for an enormous number of Repubs to vote for non-boehner. Like 218 of them.

[TomGuy]

At this point it doesn’t matter how many enter against Boehner.

Pubbies used that same excuse to defeat Lindsay Graham's reelection attempt.

Guess what. Lindsay Graham is still a Senator.

Wanna bet that by Tuesday afternoon Boehner will still be speaker?