He sought out the left-leaning Republicans for endorsements, while the other two candidates sought out conservatives. What does that tell you? I assume those Republicans backed him because they knew what he stood for. How do you explain it?
It tells me he's the new majority leader of the House.
I don't know all the votes, but I do know that it was Blunt, not Boehner, who got the vote of Chris Shays, one of the biggest RINOs in the House.