Associated Press
Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* On CBS's "Face the Nation" yesterday, Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) said he's "absolutely considering" a gubernatorial campaign next year, "as well as giving other options some consideration." Incumbent Gov. Chris Christie (R) will seek a second term in 2013, but Sen. Frank Lautenberg's (D) term is up in 2014. Lautenberg is 88 and has not yet announced his plans.
* With Rep. Charles Boustany (R) prevailing in Louisiana over the weekend, there are no remaining congressional races from the 2012 cycle. When the 113th Congress gets underway in January, there will be 234 House Republicans and 201 House Democrats.
* As expected, President Obama has asked Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) to stay on as chair of the Democratic National Committee for another term.
* Speaking of Democratic committee leadership, Senate Democrats have chosen Sen. Michael Bennet (D) of Colorado as the next chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Guy Cecil, his former chief of staff, will be the DSCC's executive director.
* On a related note, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin was elected to lead the Democratic Governors Association. He faced no real opposition for the post.
* And in Tennessee, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R) hopes to scare away potential primary challengers and is rolling out support last week from "a wide-ranging roster of top Tennessee Republicans." There were rumors that former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen might run against Alexander, but asked if he'd run, Bredesen told local reporters, "I don't think so."
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Perpetual freaking campaigns?
I'm going to be sick.
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I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but as the DSCC chairmanship changes hands, kudos to our NJ Senator Robert Menendez, outgoing chair, who contributed greatly to increasing the Democratic side of the aisle.
Speaking of Democratic committee leadership, Senate Democrats have chosen Sen. Michael Bennet (D) of Colorado as the next chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Couldn't they have at least named a real Democrat to that position? Bennet is such a DINO I expect to find his footprints in the fossilized shale of the Morrison Formation there in the Colorado foothills.
Rep. Charles Boustany (R)'s defeat of Landry in LA also means one less teapot (R) as the LA voters chose the somewhat more reasonable Rep.
Rachel darling, I know he is a good friend of yours BUT...
Cory Booker is in LALA LAND if he thinks he is going to defeat Chris Chritie in the coming elections of 2013.. It AINT going to happen.. so wisper it into his ear REAL SLOW, that he is better off trying to unseat Frank Lautenberg than he is in trying to unseat governor Chris Christie in 2013..
By the way can you please tell him also to stop playing the role of Clark Kent ?..
I mean really ?... going into buildings on fire, stopping an assisting paramedics who are working on a car accident victim , running down a mugger in downtown Newark ?...
I mean does this guy have a death wish or an Inferiority complex ?...
Or maybe he just needs to get laid ?...
What's the deal ?.. personally I think the guy is just a media hore..But that's just my personal opinion, I mean there is not a television camera this guy does not love...
And if he thinks he has a chance to go against Chris Christie in 2013...
Then he must also be smoking some strong jamaican ghanja...
cause it aint going to happen.... peace... and yes I left out the "w" on purpose...
At 234 members the GOP has only 53.4% of the vote. Yes, a majority, but that translates into a margin of only 16 members.