As predicted, the election of Rep. Mike Johnson to the House Speaker position has sent Democrats and their media allies into fits of howling outrage, with the attacks on his Christian faith commencing apace and mudslingers digging deep in the Wayback machine to find a Confederate soldier family connection.
The attacks from the Usual Suspects on both Johnson and his family don't seem to have done much if any damage to him among the Republican faithful.
The House GOP campaign arm reported its best online fundraising day in 18 months Friday, providing a glimpse into Speaker Mike Johnson's potential to carry on the fundraising torch passed down by his predecessor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
The National Republican Congressional Committee, the political committee helping elect more Republicans in the House, pulled in $175,000, the group's best online fundraising day since February 2022.
Of course, while impressive fundraising hauls are nice, it should also be noted that with this power comes great responsibility - not just to the Republican House members who put him in the position after three weeks of drama, infighting, and Democrat meddling but also to the GOP grassroots who seem to be, for the time being, impressed with who and what they see.
Johnson has a rather large task in front of him headed into 2024: Keeping the various GOP factions in the House united while fighting against the Democrat/Biden agenda while also trying to implement one that his members - and the average Joe and Jane conservatives who are counting on him to deliver - can enthusiastically get behind.
It's a tall order to be sure, but as we've noted before, Johnson's conservative/leadership creds are solid, and on paper, at least, he looks to be the man who has the will and determination to get it done.
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