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Speaker Mike Johnson is drawing closer to a career-defining choice for a Republican speaker — whether to rely on Democratic help to stay in the job.

With three Republicans endorsing a motion to terminate his leadership, Johnson will need Democratic support to survive if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) follows through on her threat to force a vote on his removal.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/19/mike-johnson-is-about-to-get-the-ultimate-democratic-bailout-he-might-survive-anyway-00153424

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I wish reporting wouldn’t get this backwards like this.

It’s not that Johnson needs Democratic help to stay in the job. It’s the opposite: the hardliners need Democratic help to oust him.

The hardliners are such a small minority that without Democratic votes they’re quickly sidelined.

And we need to hold those Democratic reps accountable for voting with Republican ideologues.

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