America’s voters are giving new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R‑LA) the benefit of the doubt, believing that he will be better than any other House leader.
Virtually unknown to most voters before his election two weeks ago, nearly half of all likely voters give him the thumbs up, ignoring the mud his critics and the media have thrown at him, including snarky comments about his devotion to the Bible.
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In the latest Rasmussen Reports daily survey shared with Secrets, 47% of likely voters said that they have a favorable opinion of the 56th speaker. That includes 63% of Republicans and 35% of Democrats.
Many also believe that he will be better in the job than ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, including 57% of Republicans.
Ron Bonjean, a GOP adviser and a former House and Senate leadership chief communicator, told us, “Vo …
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