Mike Johnson says GOP is ‘very bullish’ to keep voter energy up before election – Washington Examiner

Asher NotheisOctober 27, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed ‌confidence in the Republican Party’s prospects as the 2024 ⁢election approaches, stating that the GOP is “very bullish”‍ about ⁣maintaining voter enthusiasm, especially in contested districts. He mentioned his continuous campaigning ⁢across⁤ various states, including ⁣traditionally Democratic areas, highlighting an anticipated⁢ demographic shift with increased support ‌from Hispanic,⁤ Latino, Black, African ‍American, Jewish voters, and union workers. Johnson emphasized the strong and palpable energy among voters, which he believes will translate into⁣ success for the ⁤party. Additionally, he criticized Vice President ⁤Kamala Harris and her campaign for making ⁤”desperate” comparisons between former ⁣President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler.

Mike Johnson says GOP is ‘very bullish’ to keep voter energy up before election

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the Republican Party is aiming to continue its momentum in the final days of the 2024 election, with the party looking to do “very well” in contested districts.

The GOP is looking to retake control of both the White House and the Senate while growing its majority in the House of Representatives. Johnson stated the Republican Party is “very bullish” in the twilight hours of this election cycle, and that he has been traveling “non-stop” before Election Day.

“And I go to the blue states, and the swing districts, and the places Republicans are not traditionally expected to do well, we are going to do well,” Johnson said on Fox News’s Fox and Friends Sunday. “There’s going to be a demographic shift and a record number of Hispanic and Latino voters, black and African American voters, Jewish voters, union workers, there’s an energy out there that is difficult to really articulate, but it is palpable.”

Johnson also rebuked Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign’s “desperate” and “very irresponsible” comparisons of former President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler ahead of the election, which has already seen two assassination attempts on Trump.

The speaker argued Harris is using her platform to “turn the heat up” in the political sphere, and he and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have called on her to withdraw her comparisons.

The Republican Party’s goal of winning the presidency as well as the Senate comes after it experienced an underperforming outcome from the 2022 midterm elections, in which the party only won a small majority in the House while failing to win a majority in the Senate. Ahead of the 2024 election, polling data has indicated that Harris only has a 1-percentage point lead over Trump among independent voters, a far smaller lead from the 13-percentage point lead President Joe Biden had before he suspended his reelection bid in July.