Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) GOP needs to "really regroup" before the midterms, hopes the party "won't do something stupid." [View all]

[Miles Archer]

"Trying and failing — like Republicans did with their Obamacare repeal effort in 2017 ahead of Trump’s last midterm — could highlight GOP ineptitude just months before the election. And conservatives are already telegraphing they want to see significant cuts to a federal budget that moderates are struggling to defend on the campaign trail."

It does not appear to align with centrist Republican party views, though, and Johnson will have a tough battle on his hands if the likes of Nebraska's Don Bacon and New Jersey's Jeff Van Drew are to be believed. Both told CNN they would be more interested in "bipartisan wins" than anything else.

Bacon said, "I just think it creates a very polarized environment. I think it’s bad to lean on it.” Drew agreed, adding the GOP needs to "really regroup" in the time before the midterms, and that he hopes the party "don't do something stupid."

https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2674907437/