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Exclusive: Mike Johnson to travel to 22 states in final midterm sprint

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is launching a six-week campaign blitz that will take him to more than 40 congressional districts across 22 states through Election Day, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Johnson is going all-in on defending Republicans' House majority at a moment when the political terrain is shifting toward Democrats. The Cook Political Report moved 15 House races toward Democrats on Friday and said Republicans would need to win a majority of the remaining toss-up races to keep control of the chamber. Driving the news: Johnson's campaign swing will be split evenly between Republican-held seats the party is fighting to defend and Democratic-held districts the GOP hopes to pick up, according to details shared first with Axios. The speaker begins his travel this week in Louisiana and New York. He'll also campaign in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylva