And furthermore, the 8 can keep voting against any RINO speaker candidate (like they did 15 times against mccarthy) that the 200 other republicans want because they know all democrats will always vote as a block against any republican.
In short, the 8 can hold the rest of the house republican party hostage and this creates a space for negotiation.
Sure, until the rest have had enough, and cut a deal with the house democrats.