As Speaker Mike Johnson keeps the House closed for business while more and more Americans blame House Republicans for their shutdown, the Washington Post declares: “So far, Johnson’s plan has failed.”
On day 24 of the GOP shutdown, tens of millions of Americans face looming skyrocketing health care costs and Republicans – under the direction of Speaker Mike Johnson – refuse to come to work. Recent reporting from the Washington Post takes a closer look at Johnson’s failing strategy, shining a light on how he’s losing the plot.
First, Johnson and House Republicans are losing the public at large:
A new Reuters poll this week found 50 percent blamed Republicans and 43 percent blamed Democrats.
Just as bad for Mike Johnson, he’s also losing his own own rank-and-file members:
“This shutdown strategy is old and Republicans need to have new tactics,” Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) told House Republicans on a private call Tuesday afternoon, as federal agencies passed their third week without funding.
Mike Johnson doesn’t seem to care. The Washington Post column best summarizes the state of play:
But Johnson has not altered his strategy. The shutdown of the House has now reached almost five weeks.
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“That has given Democrats an opening to go on the offensive, targeting Johnson over his refusal to call the House back into session.
DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton:
”The American public and even Mike Johnson’s own members all agree: House Republicans should get back to work – because what they are doing now isn’t working.”
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