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turbinetree

(27,730 posts)
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:28 AM May 4

Senate GOP fears Mike Johnson 'has lost control' - and could cost them in midterms: report

By Alexander Willis
Published May 4, 2026 9:59 AM ET

Concerns are growing among Senate Republicans that Mike Johnson “has lost control of his conference,” potentially making his leadership a major “liability” in the upcoming midterm elections, The Hill reported Monday.

“It’s not like these things are hard,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), according to The Hill. “That’s the thing. I feel like the Senate has teed up things fairly easily for them, even to the point where if they don’t like it, they can blame us. And they still haven’t taken the opportunity to actually govern, and I do think it’s hurting the brand. The House is rowdy.”

Johnson faced a convergence of challenges last week during an “absolutely brutal week,” one that sparked waves of infighting over GOP priorities that Johnson has struggled to quash.

https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2676847219/

Hurting the brand Cramer................... .............your a traitor Cramer to the Constitution........... maybe you should look in the mirror and self reflect on your support for a 34 count convicted fraudster and a person that was adjudicated to have sexually assaulted a woman in a department store dressing room.........

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Senate GOP fears Mike Johnson 'has lost control' - and could cost them in midterms: report (Original Post) turbinetree May 4 OP
"And they still haven't taken NameAlreadyTaken May 4 #1
What does he do in between vacations? jmbar2 May 4 #2
Like he's the main reason Jilly_in_VA May 4 #3
Good... good... EarlG May 4 #4
Rowdy? Incompetent is the right word. C_U_L8R May 4 #5
When did he have control? BlueTsunami2018 May 4 #6
It's like their multi-verse universe is beginning to disintegrate, pixel by pixel. Baitball Blogger May 4 #7
"Mike Johnson's leadership" is an oxymoron. Jim__ May 4 #8
"Could hurt in the midterms" Boo1 May 4 #9

NameAlreadyTaken

(2,332 posts)
1. "And they still haven't taken
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:33 AM
May 4

the opportunity to actually govern..."

How long has it been since they actually governed? 70 years or so?

jmbar2

(8,150 posts)
2. What does he do in between vacations?
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:40 AM
May 4

I can't think of one thing he's ever done except lie to the camera.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,602 posts)
3. Like he's the main reason
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:43 AM
May 4

I think they should look higher. IOW, get their heads out ot Shitler's rear end.

EarlG

(23,698 posts)
4. Good... good...
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:44 AM
May 4

If the finger-pointing and blame game over election losses has started among Republicans six months before the elections are even due to be held, that gives some indication of how bad they think it's going to be for them, IMO.

BlueTsunami2018

(5,064 posts)
6. When did he have control?
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:52 AM
May 4

Piss controls the Speaker and therefore the House.

He controlled it before he was re-elected, killing the bipartisan immigration bill.

Boo1

(446 posts)
9. "Could hurt in the midterms"
Mon May 4, 2026, 11:15 AM
May 4

Please. Republicans know November is going to be an electoral bloodbath for them, beyond other midterm losses in the past cycles. Trump is historically unpopular, and that's before what is sure to be a shitshow summer. Republicans are going to lose the house by a lot and right now I expect them to lose the Senate too.

They know that's coming and they are just looking at who they can blame it on.

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