Madigan’s Siege Mentality May Be the Path to Re-Election as Speaker – The Illinoize

"But to first get the surrender of the holdouts, Madigan has to break their spirit. If he is able to keep a strong coalition together for multiple ballots, the 19 holdouts will see there is no path for them to convince their fellow Democrats to come to their side. If this drags on for days or even weeks, members won’t be able to go home to their families, to their day jobs, and will be eating boxed meals on the floor of the Bank of Springfield for God-knows how long."