Subject: Re: Johnson wins Speaker Vote
And who is Mike Johnson?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politi...

The little-known congressman was first elected in 2016, representing a solidly Republican part of north and western Louisiana. He has since ascended through the ranks, chairing the conservative Republican Study Committee and holding the position of House Republican conference vice chair. He sits on the Judiciary Committee (and chairs a subcommittee on the Constitution), the Armed Services Committee and the newly created select committee on "Weaponization of the Federal Government."

The NPC network chooses to focus on "election denial" because of course they do. What's more interesting about him is this:

Johnson's voting record has earned him a lifetime rating of 92% from the American Conservative Union and 90% from Heritage Action.

Kevin McCarthy, on the other hand, is only a 53% lifetime from Heritage Action.
What will be overlooked here is the role that Hakeem Jeffries played in all this. Without the votes of the democrats McCarthy is still Speaker. Now, the democrats get a very much more conservative Speaker in Johnson who is the past chair of the GOP Study Committee.

They could have made deals with McCarthy that they won't get from Johnson. They may have played a role in finally uniting the GOP caucus...and come to regret it.