<p>Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) has begun a bullish campaign to stay on as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaker of the House</a> with the expectation that Republicans will retain the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> in addition to retaking the Senate and the White House.</p>
<p>He sent a <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Speaker-Johnson-Dear-Colleague-11.6.24.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to GOP colleagues on Wednesday, asking for their support in the House-wide election that will likely take place in January as the next session of Congress gets underway.</p>
<p>“I&#8217;m ready to take the field with all of you, and I am humbly asking for your support to continue leading this Conference as your Speaker,&#8221; Johnson said.</p>
<p>&#8220;It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve with you thus far, and I look forward to playing the biggest offense of our lives. We have a country to save — and we will,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>The GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected</a> Johnson to be the speaker in October 2023 after then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was cast out of the role <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-elected-next-speaker-of-the-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he won</a> earlier that year after multiple rounds of voting.</p>
<p>During his one year in the top leadership position, Johnson had to contend with not just a Democrat-led Senate and President Joe Biden, but also a narrow GOP majority on matters such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-fails-to-pass-funding-stopgap-linked-to-non-citizen-voting-crackdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">government spending</a>.</p>
<p>That power dynamic is now set to change as Republicans won back the Senate in the 2024 election, and former President Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House after losing in 2020.</p>
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<p>For the House, the situation is less clear.</p>
<p>Republicans were projected to win 210 races while Democrats had 194 as of Wednesday afternoon, according to <a href="https://election.dailywire.com/?_gl=1*10h8bop*_gcl_au*MjE0Mjc3Mjk2OC4xNzMwMDM5MjE4*_ga*MTEyNTQ2Njg5Ni4xNjgyODYyMjcx*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTczMDkzOTcyOC4xMTMwLjEuMTczMDk0MDgwOC41OC4wLjA." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Decision Desk HQ</a>. A party needs 218 seats for a majority.</p>
<p>Although Decision Desk HQ <a href="https://x.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1854214602638393728" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Republicans had a 95% chance to stay in control of the House, Democrats were not quite ready to admit defeat.</p>
<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released a <a href="https://x.com/hakeemjeffries/status/1854229739021439194" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> insisting the chamber &#8220;remains very much in play,&#8221; citing races that have yet to be called in Arizona, Oregon, Iowa, and California.</p>
<p>&#8220;The party that will hold the majority in the House of Representatives in January 2025 has yet to be determined,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We must count every vote.&#8221;</p>
<p>During his victory speech in Florida, Trump thanked Johnson — who was clapping nearby on the stage.</p>
<p>Johnson has been &#8220;doing a terrific job,&#8221; Trump said.</p>
<p>In his letter to fellow GOP lawmakers, Johnson listed a number of policy priorities in line with Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; movement.</p>
<p>&#8220;The mandate that has been delivered shows that a majority of Americans are eager for secure borders, lower costs, peace through strength, and a return to common sense,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;With unified Republican government, if we meet this historic moment together, the next two years can result in the most consequential Congress of the modern era,&#8221; Johnson added.</p>
<p>It was not immediately clear whether any other Republicans will run for the speaker&#8217;s gavel this time around.</p>
<p>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) also sent a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/wp-content/uploads/Steve-Scalise-Dear-Colleague-November-6-2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to GOP colleagues seeking their support for another stint in his leadership position.</p>
<p>Scalise laid out a &#8220;First 100-Day Agenda&#8221; that included locking in the &#8220;Trump Tax Cuts,&#8221; as well as plans to &#8220;unleash American energy&#8221; and &#8220;surge resources to the southern border.&#8221;</p>

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