Some sharp analysts — including Matthew Yglesias, Jon Chait and Phil Klein — think the defeat of House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B” might be good news for a December deal.

The argument goes like this: Boehner’s initial hope — “Plan A” — was a deal with President Obama that a huge majority of his members would support. Boehner walked away from “Plan A,” at least temporarily, because he didn’t have the votes.