Without the support of a considerable number of Republicans in the Democrat-controlled congress, Johnson would have been dealt an embarassing loss by his own party.
Now, let me go check to see if this is brought up in the New York Times/LA Times/USA Today/CNN/etc., etc. coverage of Carney's statement ... OOPS! Don't see it anywhere ...
Who saw far into the future - "I'll have them n-----s voting Democrat for a hundred years."