Daily Mail
· collected 2026-10-09 · by Stephen M. Lepore
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joked that he might return to Louisiana and start a lawn care business if Republicans lose control of the House after the midterms. Currently, Johnson is raising funds and campaigning across the country to maintain the GOP's narrow majority; as of now, they've raised $156 million in support. A spokesperson for Johnson later clarified on social media that this was just a joke, not a serious career plan. The article highlights ongoing efforts by both parties leading up to the crucial November elections.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joked that he may head home for Louisiana and move to a completely different line of work if the Republican Party loses the midterm elections.
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Johnson is currently battling across the country to help the GOP maintain their narrow majority in the House, while Democrats attempt to take back both chambers of Congress.
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Democrats → battle → Congress
Speaking to Fox News, Johnson said that he's raised a record $156million in funds for GOP candidates and is confident that his party can retain control, adding that the only reason they would lose is 'because the people were misled.'
However, he did say that he may be taking on a new job if he's no longer Speaker in 2027.
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he → speak → 2027
'Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don't know what my next chapter of life is,' he said.
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he → forbid → life
'If God moves on our hearts and says we should, you know, go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I'll do that with equal fervor.
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I → move → fervor
I mean, I just want to be of my highest and best use to God and to my country.
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I → mean → country
Lance Trover, a spokesperson for Johnson, clarified on social media that the Speaker was kidding.
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Speaker → clarify → media
'All the DC speculation about the Speaker because he dared to speculate about his potential future in the lawn care business is hilarious,' he wrote.
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he → dare → business
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson joked that he may head home for Louisiana and move to a completely different line of work if the Republican Party loses the midterm elections
Johnson is currently battling across the country to help the GOP maintain their narrow majority in the House, while Democrats attempt to take back both chambers of Congress
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Not that I believe he’d be bad at it, but allowing it to overshadow the massive fundraising numbers announced this morning or the insane travel schedule he’s doing to keep the majority seems to be nothing short of trying to drive a contrived narrative.'
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he → believe → narrative
Johnson added that no matter what happens on November 3, he did his job and that the loss shouldn't be blamed on him.
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loss → add → him
I don't know how it could be.
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it → know → ?
I mean, I'm traveling non-stop.'
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I → mean → ?
Donald Trump has been blitzing through a series of red states for campaign rallies, most recently in Nebraska and Texas, and the balance of power in Congress remains in flux.
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balance → blitz → flux
Throughout the first two years of President Donald Trump's second administration, Republicans have House of Representatives.
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Republicans → have → Representatives
But now, Republicans face an uphill battle to keep their sweeping power as the midterm elections quickly approach in less than one month.
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elections → face → month
Throughout the 2026 midterm cycle, polling has repeatedly shown that voters prefer to vote for a Democratic candidate in the upcoming November elections, and those numbers have grown in recent months.
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numbers → show → months
Trump himself has cast doubt on the GOP's chance at success with concerns about whether conservative voters will show up to vote this fall – especially because he's not on the ballot.
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he → cast → ballot
Donald Trump has been blitzing through a series of red states for campaign rallies, most recently in Nebraska and Texas, and the balance of power in Congress remains in flux
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balance → blitz → flux
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is hoping the Democrats can take back both houses of Congress
Some GOP candidates, like Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson have moved to distance themselves from the president.
'If I don't run, will those people go out and vote, and that's the one thing I can't tell,' Trump said recently while also urging GOP voters to act like he himself is on the ballot.
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he → hop → ballot
Despite this, Republicans are trouncing Democrats in fundraising, both nationally and in key battleground races.
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Republicans → trounce → races
It's an indication that control of Congress will be decided not by Washington insiders, but by the voters who turn out in battleground districts nationwide.
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who → decide → districts
Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, and Democrats need to pick up at least four of them to control the upper chamber in the next Congress.
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Democrats → hold → Congress
Democrats are strongly favored to take over the House of Representatives, where the GOP has just a five-seat majority.
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GOP → favor → majority
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