Vinson speaks to Newsweek about implications of a thin House majority

Furman University’s Danielle Vinson, a professor of politics and international affairs, spoke to Newsweek’s Ewan Palmer about the narrow majority the House of Representatives will hold with several leaving the floor to join President-Elect Trump’s cabinet. “Even when Republicans return to full strength after special elections, they will have only 220 seats,” Vinson said. “It should make Mike Johnson’s life interesting, especially on issues like raising the debt limit or the budget, where Freedom Caucus members have played hardball in the past. They’ve refused to support their own party leadership unless they secured major spending cuts or other deficit reductions,” she added. Vinson’s comments also appeared in a later Newsweek article by Martha McHardy, “Republican House Majority in Peril.”