One Democratic strategist said there will be a 'cottage industry' to define the new GOP speaker.
Share on linkedin House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Speaker Mike Johnson. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images. as a potential asset to damage Republicans in swing districts as the 2024 election approaches.Johnson's lack of national name recognition makes him a blank slate among voters, which both parties are trying to use to their electoral advantage.
Abby Curran Howell, the executive director of House Majority PAC, said the Democratic group will "ensure every vulnerable Republican who supported his speakership will be voted out in 2024." Democrats who studied up on his record ahead of his election Wednesday walked away seeing him as a "more genial Jim Jordan" and someone who will "steer the House to the far right," AxiosHis right-wing positions on abortion and gay marriage have also been the source of early criticism from Democrats.
Rep. Marc Molinaro , who represents a district President Biden won in 2020, praised Johnson's "modesty and common decency" and said Democrats' planned critiques amount to "stale partisan attacks."
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