They've already been doing that the last three days.He needs a night or two for his operatives to call the spouses of dissenters and threaten them.
25 Republicans voted against Jordan, giving him just 194 votes -- far short of the approximately 217 he would need to win the speaker's race. It's his lowest total so far in the three ballots.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries picked up 210 votes from House Democrats.