Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Ahead of the floor vote on his bid for House speaker, Republican Rep. Mike Johnson sounded optimistic. Asked if expected to get the 217 votes he needed, the GOP speaker-designate said, “I do. I do, on the first vote.” The Louisianan added that he saw his conference as “unified.” As it turns out, that optimism was rooted in fact. Kevin McCarthy's speakership ended in failure. Steve Scalise was speaker-designate for just one day.
I realize the word “moderate” gets thrown around a bit too casually sometimes when talking about some congressional Republicans, but no one should use it in reference to the new House speaker. Johnson’s inexperience: A variety of GOP senators conceded this morning that they have no idea who Johnson is. That’s in part because of his relatively low profile, but it also stems from the fact that he’s only been on Capitol Hill since 2017. Republican Sen.
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