Playbook -- IN THE HOUSE … AT 2 P.M., TODAY, House Democrats will hold their first post-election caucus call. Now, remember: Calls like this are tightly controlled affairs, and Speaker NANCY PELOSI is at the wheel.
There is significant discontent in the Democratic ranks about their miss Tuesday night -- they lost seats, instead of gaining the five to 15 they were predicting. But discontent has its way of quickly melting away in the House Democratic Caucus - and PELOSI is large part of that
NEW -- 1) THERE ARE ALREADY MURMURS among some Democrats about delaying the leadership elections to give lawmakers more time to mull over the results. Remember: Speedy leadership elections only benefit the incumbents, who have an organization and the ability to immediately go
Slow elections typically allow discontent to foment. That said, PELOSI has shown herself adept at leadership elections no matter when they happen -- immediately, or later on.
2) PELOSI -- who is widely expected to seek another term as speaker -- has already shown a bit of how she’s framing the election. She said in a letter she sent Wednesday night that the election was “challenging,” but Democrats kept the House.
AGAIN, WE DON’T KNOW how angry people are, and who they will hold responsible, but this will be the first organized gathering since Tuesday night, and will go a long way toward setting a tone for the lame duck.
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