If Clark Kent had a twin brother he might resemble Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. That includes Johnson's mild-mannered nature.

Underneath that bland exterior of Johnson's may not be a Superman, but Johnson on the first anniversary of his speakership is confident that while Republicans may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, they will be better able after the election to pursue "truth, justice and the American way."

In a telephone interview, Johnson tells me why he is optimistic: "I believe we're going to have a record number of Hispanic and Latino voters, Black and African American voters, Jewish voters. These are people who have not traditionally been with us in large numbers. ... The last couple of election cycles House Republicans have outperformed the top of the ticket. I think we can do it again. I think Trump is going to win and I think we will retake the Senate and have a unified government so the road........

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