Speaker Johnson begins fight for the House gavel promising to be...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : As Johnson tells it, Trump is the "coach" and he is the "quarterback" as their GOP team prepares to run the plays in the new year.
64% : The speaker is expected to host Trump ahead of voting, presenting a unified front.
55% : Still, with Trump in the White House, the speaker may enjoy a period of goodwill from his own ranks as Republicans are eager to disrupt the norms of governing and institutionalize Trump's second-term agenda.
53% : But he said, "With Trump in charge, it´ll be easier for him to deliver.
48% : It´s been a remarkable political journey for Johnson, the accidental speaker who rose as a last, best choice to replace ousted former speaker Kevin McCarthy more than a year ago and quickly set course by positioning himself alongside Trump and leading Republicans during the elections.
27% : While Johnson expects to lead the House in unified government, with Trump in the White House and Republicans having seized the Senate majority, the House is expected to remain narrowly split, even as House control remains undecided with final races particularly in California still too early to call.
11% : Trump has made Johnson's problems more complicated by tapping House Republicans for his administration, reducing the numbers further.

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