So Jordan is shy about 17 votes after the first round. I have no doubt that there are at least some of those votes that were just protest votes that don't have deep-seated objections to a Speak Jordan.

But two of them are from Reps here in South Florida - Mario Diaz Balart and Carlos Gimenez. I suspect it will be hard to flip either of them. IMHO, neither of those guys is concerned about a primary: MDB is basically invulnerable in his seat, and Gimenez is widely rumored not to be too thrilled with the job. Neither is particularly aligned with the Tea Party/House Freedom Caucus faction/family in the GOP, nor do they rely on that faction of the party for their fundraising.

That'll be a big lift for Jordan. They'll be among the last votes he gets (or doesn't), it expect: either he won't flip them, or they'll flip only on the last ballot.

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