Washington Post: “With the election just six weeks away and control of the House a toss-up, a speaker’s fight is in no Republican’s interest.”
“The real test comes with the election, whose outcome will be a main driver of Johnson’s fate. If Republicans lose the House, they won’t vote to elect a speaker — and Republicans would most likely not support Johnson as minority leader.
”“If Republicans win control of the House with a comfortable margin, Johnson has a good chance of being elected speaker again. But he’ll also have to navigate another funding battle with a Dec. 20 deadline — just two weeks before the vote for speaker on Jan. 3 — and how he handles it will play a major role in whether he prevails.”