Polls Show Mike Johnson’s Betrayals Have Fueled Historic Approval Plummeting Among Republicans, Surge Among Democrats

[Valletta]

Polls over the last few weeks from the Economist and YouGov capture the story: Johnson is surging with Democrats, and collapsing with Republicans. Johnson has seen in just the past two weeks alone double digit swings towards him among Democrats and away from him among Republicans.

Polls: Johnson’s Betrayal Fuels GOP Approval Plummet, Dem Support Surge

Speaker Mike Johnson is plummeting among Republicans and supporters of Trump and surging among Democrats and supporters of Biden.

www.breitbart.com

Power corrupts.

 

[PloverWing]

The quote from Speaker Johnson in the article is excellent:

Look, I have to do my job. We have to do what we believe to be the right thing. What the country needs right now is a functioning Congress. They need a Congress that works well, works together and does not hamper its own ability to solve these problems. So, we saw what happened with a motion to vacate the last time. Congress was closed for three weeks. No one can afford for that to happen. So we need people who are serious about the job here to continue to do that job and get it done. So I have to do what I believe is right every day and let the chips fall where they may.

I disagree with Speaker Johnson on just about every political view he holds. He's a conservative Republican, and I'm a liberal Democrat. But I agree with him on the issue in the quote: our country needs a functioning Congress right now, the old-fashioned kind of legislature where the various groups hammer out compromises, and everybody gets about half of what they want, and WORK GETS DONE. I've come to respect Speaker Johnson quite a bit in the last couple of months.

 

[Valletta]

The quote from Speaker Johnson in the article is excellent:

I disagree with Speaker Johnson on just about every political view he holds. He's a conservative Republican, and I'm a liberal Democrat. But I agree with him on the issue in the quote: our country needs a functioning Congress right now, the old-fashioned kind of legislature where the various groups hammer out compromises, and everybody gets about half of what they want, and WORK GETS DONE. I've come to respect Speaker Johnson quite a bit in the last couple of months.

The border is a disaster and people are dying and being trafficked EVERY DAY because of a lack of action. Johnson promised action and broke his word. People are dead and lives have been ruined, lives that could have been saved had Johnson acted with honor and integrity.

 

[Hans Blaster]

The border is a disaster and people are dying and being trafficked EVERY DAY because of a lack of action. Johnson promised action and broke his word. People are dead and lives have been ruined, lives that could have been saved had Johnson acted with honor and integrity.

What efforts to craft a compromise bill on the border/immigration that could pass both chambers has anyone in the House leadership done?

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

I hope actual rightwingers come to understand the Republicans are by in large not their friends and are part of the consensus regime.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

The quote from Speaker Johnson in the article is excellent:

I disagree with Speaker Johnson on just about every political view he holds. He's a conservative Republican, and I'm a liberal Democrat. But I agree with him on the issue in the quote: our country needs a functioning Congress right now, the old-fashioned kind of legislature where the various groups hammer out compromises, and everybody gets about half of what they want, and WORK GETS DONE. I've come to respect Speaker Johnson quite a bit in the last couple of months.

Aside from the Neocons, who in the Republican base had their political desires met with Johnson's betrayal of them?

 

[Valletta]

What efforts to craft a compromise bill on the border/immigration that could pass both chambers has anyone in the House leadership done?

There is nothing more they can do with this Speaker, they impeached Mayorkas and the border disaster is a deliberate act by the Biden administration.

 

[Fantine]

In other words, he did the responsible thing, showed wisdom in foreign policy, and welcome independence from the candidate/defendant.

I hope bipartisan cooperation will increase in Congress.

 

[wing2000]

In other words, he did the responsible thing, showed wisdom in foreign policy, and welcome independence from the candidate/defendant.

I hope bipartisan cooperation will increase in Congress.

Cooperation to pass a bill that is supported by the majority of Congress and the American people is spun as "betrayal".....

 

[Hans Blaster]

There is nothing more they can do with this Speaker, they impeached Mayorkas and the border disaster is a deliberate act by the Biden administration.

In other words -- republicans are useless.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

Polls over the last few weeks from the Economist and YouGov capture the story: Johnson is surging with Democrats, and collapsing with Republicans. Johnson has seen in just the past two weeks alone double digit swings towards him among Democrats and away from him among Republicans.

Polls: Johnson’s Betrayal Fuels GOP Approval Plummet, Dem Support Surge

Speaker Mike Johnson is plummeting among Republicans and supporters of Trump and surging among Democrats and supporters of Biden.

www.breitbart.com

Power corrupts.

Your lack of any criticism that you're own party doesn't have the will or courage to actually govern is noted. The Republican party is a failure.

 

[keith99]

Strong evidence that Democrats care about the country while Republicans care only about their party.

 

[Valletta]

Your lack of any criticism that you're own party doesn't have the will or courage to actually govern is noted. The Republican party is a failure.

I know well the corruption in both parties, I'm not a Democrat or Republican. I have voted for neither the Republican or Democrat nominee for president three or four times. Claiming a whole party doesn't have courage because they have a dispute within their own party is simple name-calling. We need a lot more people to put the American people above their own party affiliations.

 

[DaisyDay]

Polls over the last few weeks from the Economist and YouGov capture the story: Johnson is surging with Democrats, and collapsing with Republicans. Johnson has seen in just the past two weeks alone double digit swings towards him among Democrats and away from him among Republicans.

Polls: Johnson’s Betrayal Fuels GOP Approval Plummet, Dem Support Surge

Speaker Mike Johnson is plummeting among Republicans and supporters of Trump and surging among Democrats and supporters of Biden.

www.breitbart.com

Power corrupts.

Funny, you people decry the current divisiveness of the country yet you excoriate the Speaker for actually working with the opposition to get things done. The hypocrisy is astounding to me.

The Republicans in the House barely have a majority and those in the Senate are in the minority, while Maga-Republicans are in the minority in both houses - do you really think that good legislation can be done without compromise with the opposition?

As for the border, the Senate Republicans worked with the Democrats to devise a appropriate bill which the House Magadonians tanked because Donald told them to so you people can continue to complain about the border. The Magadonians would rather have this as a continuing issue than to have it solved (or at least mitigated).

 

[wing2000]

I know well the corruption in both parties, I'm not a Democrat or Republican. I have voted for neither the Republican or Democrat nominee for president three or four times. Claiming a whole party doesn't have courage because they have a dispute within their own party is simple name-calling. We need a lot more people to put the American people above their own party affiliations.

Says the poster who implied Johnsono is corrupt for finally standing up to a fringe minority.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

I know well the corruption in both parties, I'm not a Democrat or Republican. I have voted for neither the Republican or Democrat nominee for president three or four times. Claiming a whole party doesn't have courage because they have a dispute within their own party is simple name-calling. We need a lot more people to put the American people above their own party affiliations.

Call it what you will. It's just a factual observation. You've only ever parroted right-wing talking points and propaganda. It's up to you to disassociate yourself from that party through your words, which do the opposite. As one poster commented in response to something I posted disassociating myself from those I don't agree with on "my side" of the aisle - if it walks like a duck...

 

[Valletta]

Says the poster who implied Johnsono is corrupt for finally standing up to a fringe minority.

More children are crossing our borders and being sex trafficked every day. Johnson had an opportunity to stand up against this terrible wrong and he did not.

 

[wing2000]

More children are crossing our borders and being sex trafficked every day. Johnson had an opportunity to stand up against this terrible wrong and he did not.

Yes, Johnson and GOP house chose not to pass the bi-partisan bill passed by the Senate. That choice was made at the direction of one Donald Trump who selfishly did not want to see any progress on immigration this year.

 

[KCfromNC]

More children are crossing our borders and being sex trafficked every day.

It would be kinda weird if negative children crossed the border each day. How would that even work?

Seems like an empty talking point which falls apart when the first bit of thought is applied to it. Is this really the best the far right has to offer? No wonder GOP leadership is looking like they're moving away from unquestioning support of that fringe group.

 

[durangodawood]

Yes, Johnson and GOP house chose not to pass the bi-partisan bill passed by the Senate. That choice was made at the direction of one Donald Trump who selfishly did not want to see any progress on immigration this year.

Yeah that was telling.

R's under candidate Trump prefer to keep the border problem burning for election leverage rather than make any improvement at all.