Mike Johnson kicks off swing-state tour as GOP clings to House control

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is embarking connected a swing-state circuit successful the closing weeks of the predetermination arsenic Republicans combat to support clasp of their razor-thin bulk successful the House.

Johnson’s "American Revival Tour" is making stops successful Michigan this weekend, and further events are being planned successful Ohio and Pennsylvania, among different states.

Its intent is "highlighting House Republicans' docket for the adjacent Congress," Johnson's governmental squad told Fox News Digital.

The Louisiana Republican has been crisscrossing the state successful 24 states successful a bid to support and perchance grow the GOP’s power implicit the House.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is taking his "American Revival" circuit to the plaything states arsenic the predetermination draws near. (Getty Images)

All 3 states are besides being viewed arsenic captious keys to triumph for erstwhile President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. It is nary astonishment they enactment up considering Johnson's efforts to unite the GOP down the erstwhile president.

A video rolling retired the tour, previewed by Fox News Digital, features Johnson pledging, "We are going to triumph the White House, the Senate, and instrumentality backmost the House."

"We're going to unafraid the border, unleash our vigor sector, support our rights, enactment moving families, prosecute bid done strength," Johnson says successful the video. "Everything is connected the line. We volition beryllium capable to reconstruct those foundations, and we truly genuinely tin bring astir an ‘American Revival.’"

Johnson has been appearing with Republican incumbents and candidates crossed the state portion besides diving into the fundraising circuit – a baptism by occurrence for a antecedently little-known argumentation wonk who was rocketed to the nationalist signifier aft the ouster of ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., astir a twelvemonth ago.

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Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries

House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, is battling Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for power of the House adjacent year. (Getty Images)

The enactment helium has enactment successful appears to beryllium paying off. Earlier this week, it was announced that Johnson raised $27.5 cardinal from July done September, "the highest magnitude raised by a Republican Speaker of the House successful the 3rd 4th of a statesmanlike predetermination year," according to his team.

Of that, conscionable implicit $8 cardinal went to idiosyncratic GOP candidates.

That currency volition apt beryllium overmuch needed arsenic groups aligned with the House GOP proceed to way their Democratic counterparts.

House Democrats’ run arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) successful August, according to numbers released precocious past month.

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Donald Trump speaks

The states that House Speaker Mike Johnson's circuit volition deed volition besides beryllium captious for Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The DCCC raised $22.3 cardinal successful August, compared to $9.7 cardinal by the NRCC. House Democrats ended that clip play with much currency than the GOP arsenic good – $87 cardinal compared to $70.7 million.

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Meanwhile, Republicans successful choky races similar Reps. Marianette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Ken Calvert, R-Calif., person been trailing their Democratic challengers successful presumption of backing arsenic of the latest fundraising quarter.

Johnson is pivoting his "American Revival" circuit to plaything states aft kicking disconnected a pro-Trump lawsuit successful Texas earlier this month.

Elizabeth Elkind is simply a authorities newsman for Fox News Digital starring sum of the House of Representatives. Previous integer bylines seen astatine Daily Mail and CBS News.

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