Democrats Race to Define Mike Johnson

“Democrats are already looking to newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as a potential asset to damage Republicans in swing districts as the 2024 election approaches,” Axios reports.

“Johnson’s lack of national name recognition makes him a blank slate among voters, which both parties are trying to use to their electoral advantage.”

Said one Democratic strategist: “He is a rare and volatile combination of unvetted and conservative talk show host. He actually has years of material, freestyle right-wing rhetoric, that nobody has looked under the hood on.”