Playbook: AND CONGRESS IS BACK ...
It’s House leadership election week in the Capitol, which means we’ll find out who is ascendant in the Democratic and Republican leaderships, and who will spend the next two years grumbling.
It’s House leadership election week in the Capitol, which means we’ll find out who is ascendant in the Democratic and Republican leaderships, and who will spend the next two years grumbling.
THE TOPS OF BOTH PARTIES are all but set: @SpeakerPelosi will lead House Democrats, and @GOPLeader will lead House Republicans. But there are open Qs: how many Dems vote against PELOSI, whether any dope will raise their hand to launch a half-cocked attempt to take PELOSI out.
THE TWO ELECTIONS are truly a tale of two parties: Democrats are holding their election virtually, and Republicans are holding theirs in person, Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. That’s right. Four hours. Mask deniers.
THE DEMOCRATS will hold their organizational conference over three days: Tuesday morning they’ll have a Zoom conference call, and on Wednesday and Thursday they will hear speeches from candidates and will vote.
THE MORE INTERESTING ACTION is on the Democratic side. PELOSI still has a very firm grip on the caucus, but she is 80 and there is positioning for a post-Pelosi world.
>@RepKClark and @davidcicilline are vying to be assistant speaker. CLARK is giving up her post as Democratic Caucus vice chair. @RepPeteAguilar, @RepRobinKelly and @Deb4CongressNM are vying for vice chair post. DPCC and other lower posts also on the ballot
UNCONTESTED DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP posts will be approved Wednesday, with the intra-party fights put off until Thursday. All elections are being held remotely. The battle for the next chair of the DCCC and who gets committee gavels will be held in December.
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