Mike Johnson denies spending cuts in key races are a sign of shrinking map for Republicans

Published October 15, 2026 7:35pm ET



NEW BERN, North Carolina — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) denied that the withdrawal of cash by top GOP super PACs in key races is a sign the map is shrinking for Republicans to hold on to their House majority this November.

“It’s about resource allocation, and we have a huge war chest, but we’re having to spread it out across the country,” Johnson told the Washington Examiner after a campaign stop at the Copper Ridge barn in New Bern for GOP candidate Laurie Buckhout.

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