Speaker Johnson Campaigns in 13 States as Midterms Near, Says Democrats' Left Shift Helps GOP

House Speaker Mike Johnson is visiting 13 states and 21 districts before the November 3 midterm elections, which will decide control of Congress. He is campaigning alongside more than 40 incumbents and candidates in the final week, including a New York stop with Rep. Mike Lawler. Johnson said on "The Ingraham Angle" Monday that Republican enthusiasm is being underestimated in polls that show Democrats with a national advantage. He argued that a Democratic-controlled Congress would be crazier than the Obama and Biden-Harris years. He also criticized the Democratic Socialists of America, which several prominent congressional candidates have aligned with, citing proposals to abolish borders and prisons and defund police. He called the election a choice between common sense and craziness.

Townhall reported that Johnson has visited 21 states and 39 districts in the past 27 days and will have campaigned in 23 states for at least 45 incumbents and candidates by November 3. It also cited a figure of $156 million raised, described as the most by any speaker in an election cycle.

Raw Story, on the left, ran a headline about a "break glass" scenario if Johnson makes a nightmare move before the new House. The text provided contains only an author biography, so its details are not available. Fox News, on the right, leads with Johnson's interview, quoting his attacks on Democrats' leftward turn and the DSA. Townhall leads with the campaign schedule, travel totals and fundraising. Both sides cover Johnson and the midterms, but the left headline points to a possible move by Johnson after the election, while right outlets show him campaigning and confident. Alternative and independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left- and right-leaning outlets had.