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Johnson rules out minority leadership in MeidasTouch's post-election review

Ben Meiselas examines Republican absences in the House before Richard Ojeda describes his campaign victory and a moment of kindness from the speaker.

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0:00Meiselas says Republican absences give Democrats more members present during the lame-duck House session.
4:21Johnson explains his decision not to run for minority leader in the next Congress.
12:46Laubacher describes representation as public service after CNN projects her victory over Boebert.
15:38Ojeda calls for investigations into Trump and impeachment of administration officials.
22:02Ojeda recounts grassroots campaigning and the election-night returns that secured his North Carolina victory.
24:25Ojeda recalls Johnson acknowledging his father's death and says political disagreement need not mean personal hatred.

Mike Johnson has made one decision about the next Congress: "I decided not to run for minority leader."

That press-conference clip sits near the start of Ben Meiselas's MeidasTouch review of the Republican election fallout, which drew about 1.1 million views since yesterday. Meiselas opens with a more immediate problem for the speaker: Republican lawmakers not showing up for the lame-duck House session.

According to Meiselas, those absences leave Democrats with more members present, despite Republicans still holding the chamber's formal majority. Attendance, rather than a transfer of seats, is the distinction behind the video's confrontational title. Johnson's own footage focuses on the election result and his criticism of polling, not an announcement that control of the House has changed.

The episode then moves through CNN's projection of Eileen Laubacher defeating Lauren Boebert in Colorado before turning to an extended interview with North Carolina Congressman-elect Richard Ojeda, a retired Army major. Ojeda calls for investigations into Donald Trump and impeachment of administration officials, and criticizes the preparation for military deployments and their effects on families.

His account of winning is more personal. Ojeda describes a long grassroots campaign against Richard Hudson, watching the margins narrow on election night, and finally telling his dying father: "Hey pops, we did it. We made it to Congress."

He also recalls Johnson acknowledging his father's death on the House floor during freshman orientation. After a discussion full of political confrontation, Ojeda makes a distinction of his own: "I can't hate him. We can disagree, but I can't hate him."