Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.
Speaker Mike Johnson leads the House agenda, but he also plays a crucial political role heading into the 2024 election, as the GOP works to expand their majority.Speaker Mike Johnson leads the House agenda, but he also plays a crucial political role heading into the 2024 election, as the GOP works to expand their majority.a central part of their strategy to flip control of the House in 2024.
"He's more aligned with this ascendant wing, more populist blue collar wing of the party. That means he's less in touch or closely aligned with the business community. However, at the same time, he's he's already become a relatively successful fundraiser," Spain notes. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised about $500 million through his own accounts, his outside Super PAC, and contributions to the House GOP's campaign arm, over the 2022 midterm cycle. The Congressional Leadership Fund, the outside Super PAC that raised the bulk of that money and helped recruit and support GOP candidates, says Johnson can"pick up the baton" from McCarthy, and insisted the playing field hasn't changed with Johnson as speaker.
Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon, a moderate, echoes what a lot of other centrists told NPR - he downplayed Johnson's positions on issues but say his tone will connect with voters.
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