“House Speaker Naifeh will be out of a job come January”

According to the AP:

State Rep. Jimmy Naifeh, D-Covington, appears certain to lose his record 18-year hold on the post of House speaker when the legislature convenes in January.

But Naifeh isn’t giving up:

But Speaker Naifeh said, “there’s a lot of time between now and Jan. 13 — that’s two months. A lot of things can happen in that period of time. And I’m just staying positive about it … I am trying to get the votes right now. Every day I’m trying.”