Don’t forget that it’s possible for members to vote “present”, in which they register a vote for no one. Members who vote “present” don’t count in the majority calculation, because the Speaker needs a majority of a votes cast for a particular person. Ironically, it’s like they were not present at all. So, if two GOP members vote “present” instead of for Johnson, it reduces the threshold to 217, and Johnson still wins.
Don’t forget that it’s possible for members to vote “present”, in which they register a vote for no one. Members who vote “present” don’t count in the majority calculation, because the Speaker needs a majority of a votes cast for a particular person. Ironically, it’s like they were not present at all. So, if two GOP members vote “present” instead of for Johnson, it reduces the threshold to 217, and Johnson still wins.