E-mail from Boehner camp: “Boehner has more than two dozen members acting as whips on his behalf, calling members and urging them to read the leadership plan he unveiled yesterday and rallying support for John. Boehner has had not one, but two endorsements from high-profile and respected Texas conservatives in the past 24 hours – Pete Sessions yesterday, and veteran Sam Johnson this morning. This, coupled with editorials noting Boehner’s personal reluctance to engage in pork-barreling and political earmarking throughout his career, really seems to have ignited a positive fire about John among conservatives who are critical to the race. The number of members who are firmly committed to John is not public, but it’s substantially higher than those we’ve identified publicly. Emphasis on substantially.”

ME: A list of 24 names—three more than on the Hotline list earlier.