众议院议长迈克·Johnson暗示，如果民主党重新夺回控制权，他可能会离开国会——这是他迄今为止对自己在共和党沦为众议院少数党后会怎么做做出最明确的表态。
House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that he could leave Congress if Democrats regain control — the farthest he has gone in acknowledging what he would do in a GOP House minority.
Johnson本周在接受福克斯新闻采访时表示：“天哪，如果我们失去多数席位或其他什么，我不知道我人生的下一个篇章是什么。
“Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don’t know what my next chapter of life is,” Johnson said in an interview with Fox News posted this week.
如果上帝感动我们的心，让我们回到我的家乡什里夫波特（Shreveport）开创草坪生意，我会以同样的热情去做。”此前，这位路易斯安那州共和党人一直避谈这种假设情况。
“If God moves on our hearts and says we should, you know, go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I’ll do that with equal fervor.”In the past, the Louisiana Republican has steered clear of the hypothetical.
Johnson也没有排除竞选少数党领袖的可能性，他告诉福克斯新闻，众议院共和党人将保持多数席位，他将继续担任议长。
Johnson also did not rule out a run at minority leader, instead telling Fox News that House Republicans will hold onto the majority and he will stay speaker.
当被问及是否会参选时，Johnson说：“我将成为下一届国会的议长。
“I'm going to be the speaker in the next Congress,” Johnson said, when asked if he would run.
我不会讨论我们没有赢得众议院的假设情况，因为我正全神贯注于赢得众议院。”
“I'm not going to talk about the scenario where we don't win the House, because I am laser-focused on winning the House.”
随着中期选举只剩不到一个月的时间，共和党人在不利的政治环境中正尽一切努力挽救他们维持多数席位 Chancen的机会。
With the midterms less than a month away, Republicans are doing everything they can to salvage their chances of maintaining their majority in an unfavorable political environment.
正当一些共和党人私下担忧他们保住众议院的机会时，许多人认为争夺共和党少数党领袖的角逐已经展开。
As some Republicans privately worry about their chances of holding onto the House, many believe jockeying for a GOP minority leader race is already underway.
众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯（Steve Scalise）和司法委员会主席吉姆·乔丹（Jim Jordan）是可能接替该职务的潜在人选。
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan are potential names floating around to take over.
众议院党鞭汤姆·埃默（Tom Emmer，明尼苏达州共和党人）也被认为是一个备选方案，尽管他也可以竞选继续担任党鞭。
House Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) had also been named as an option, though he could also run to stay as whip.
在选举前的这段时间里，这三位众议院共和党人一直在全国各地奔走拉票。
All three House Republicans have been campaigning across the country in the lead-up to the election.
如果共和党失去众议院，共和党议员们一回到华盛顿，就会几乎立即开始少数党领袖的竞选战。
If Republicans lose the House, GOP members will begin the race for minority leader almost immediately when they return to Washington.