{"id":2079837,"date":"2023-10-26T07:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-won-the-house-speaker-fight-what-about-conservatives\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T07:37:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:37:27","slug":"mike-johnson-won-the-house-speaker-fight-what-about-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-won-the-house-speaker-fight-what-about-conservatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson emerged victorious in the House speaker battle. How did conservatives fare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-johnson-won-the-house-speaker-fight-what-about-conservatives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079837&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Did Conservatives Win with Rep. Mike Johnson as\u200d Speaker of the\u2064 House?<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) emerged as\u200d the victor in the \u200delection\u200b for speaker of the House. \u200bBut the real\u200b question is: Did conservatives come out on top?<\/p>\n<p>When eight Republicans joined\u2064 forces with House Democrats to remove\u200b former Speaker \u2064Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), they argued that \u2063a more conservative speaker was \u2063possible. This move was met with\u2062 mixed reviews \u2064among rank-and-file Republican voters.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, Johnson seems to \u200bfit the bill. His conservative ratings from the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference \u200c(formerly American Conservative\u200d Union) were at an impressive 91%. Over his six-year career, his lifetime rating stands \u200bat 91.87%.<\/p>\n<p>These ratings surpass McCarthy&#8217;s scores of 82% and 84.08%, as well \u200cas House \u2064Majority Leader \u200bSteve Scalise&#8217;s (R-LA) 2022 rating of 82% and lifetime \u2062score of\u2064 91.43%. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) had lower ratings of 73% and 79.63%.<\/p>\n<p>However, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) was the only candidate \u200cfor speaker who was rated as more conservative than Johnson, with perfect scores of 100% \u200dfor \u200clast year \u2064and his entire 16-year tenure in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Jordan&#8217;s conservative \u2063credentials, he\u2063 did not come close to securing the speakership. In fact, he received fewer votes on the \u200bfloor than House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) \u2063each time. Eventually, Jordan lost support from \u200d25 Republicans and was removed as the \u2063nominee.<\/p>\n<p>One reason McCarthy was elected as\u2062 speaker in the first place\u200c was that no one from the Freedom Caucus\u200d had enough votes to assume the role. Jordan was seen as the most likely candidate from \u2063that faction, but the experiment \u2062failed.<\/p>\n<p>The theory was that McCarthy\u200c could make certain commitments to appease conservative holdouts \u200dand secure their support on the 15th ballot. However, many House conservatives were dissatisfied with McCarthy&#8217;s handling of the debt ceiling and a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-down-amendment-banning-funding-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandates\/\" title=\"Senate Votes Down Amendment Banning Funding For COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates\">temporary government funding bill<\/a>.\u2062 Some were even\u200d ready to \u200boust him immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Johnson steps\u2062 in\u200b as the new speaker. While he is not a member of the Freedom \u200bCaucus, he is considered to be Freedom Caucus adjacent. He has garnered goodwill across the \u2064conference, which will\u2062 be crucial as the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-won-the-house-speaker-fight-what-about-conservatives\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson emerged victorious in the House speaker battle. How did conservatives fare?\">government \u200dshutdown deadline approaches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Previous speakers, like Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert, faced \u2064their own\u200c challenges with conservative revolts. The Republican Party has seen intraparty fights over federal spending intensify over time, \u200bleading to the loss of control in the House in\u2062 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s alignment with former \u2063President Donald Trump on \u2062the 2020 election \u200ccertification has already drawn attention from Democrats. \u2064However, the real test will be how he handles spending issues.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative members of Congress have long argued that Republican\u2064 leaders need to \u2064take a tougher stance \u2064on spending negotiations with\u200d Democrats. They believe that leveraging shutdowns and the federal debt limit is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Only\u2063 time will \u2062tell if Johnson can bring a different\u200d approach and a different outcome to the table.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2064 factors hindered \u2064Jordan&#8217;s ability to secure enough support to win the nomination?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Enure. But Jordan did not \u2064secure enough support\u2062 from his colleagues to win \u2063the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200d Johnson&#8217;s high conservative ratings, some conservatives expressed skepticism about his ability to effectively \u2063lead and\u200d advance conservative values. \u200bThey argued that his previous experience\u2064 as an attorney and his lack \u200cof executive\u2062 leadership experience might hinder his ability to effectively navigate the political landscape and make strategic \u2064decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u2063some conservatives were disappointed \u200bwith Johnson&#8217;s stance on certain issues. For example, \u200bhe voted in favor \u2063of the bipartisan \u200cinfrastructure bill, which many conservatives\u2062 considered to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanification-how-americas-economy-could-see-a-permanent-decline\/\" title=\"\u2018Japanification\u2019: How America\u2019s Economy Could See A Permanent Decline\">excessive government spending<\/a> and a \u2062departure from conservative\u200c principles.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are others who believe that Johnson&#8217;s election as speaker \u2063could still be a win \u200bfor conservatives. They argue that, compared to the other candidates, Johnson represents a more solid conservative \u200bchoice. They believe that his track record and voting history demonstrate his commitment \u2062to conservative values and principles.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Johnson&#8217;s election as\u200b speaker could provide an\u200d opportunity for conservatives to shape the legislative agenda and have a stronger voice in policy decisions. With a conservative speaker at the helm,\u200b conservatives may have a better chance\u200b of advancing their priorities and enacting conservative policies.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2063 important to \u200bnote that\u2064 the \u2062role of the speaker of the House is not \u200dsolely about advancing conservative values. The\u2064 speaker&#8217;s\u200c primary responsibility is \u2064to lead the House and ensure the effective functioning of legislative\u200d processes. This includes managing debates, assigning \u2064committee assignments, and overseeing the legislative agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, whether conservatives win with Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker \u2063of the House will depend \u2064on his\u2064 ability to effectively lead and advance conservative priorities.\u200d It will also depend \u2064on the actions and decisions of \u200dthe House as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives will be closely\u2063 watching Johnson&#8217;s\u200b leadership and the direction\u200b he takes the House. They \u200bwill be looking for him to uphold conservative principles and work towards advancing conservative policies. Only time \u2062will tell if Johnson&#8217;s election as speaker will be a win for conservatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) emerged victorious as the House speaker in Wednesday&#8217;s election. The pressing query remains: Did conservatives prevail? As Biden and Trump vie for the support of independent voters, the expulsion of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) by a coalition of eight Republicans and House Democrats faced mixed reactions, lacking popularity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2079838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2079837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2079837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2079838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2079837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2079837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}