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Paul Kane

@pkcapitol

Old guy covering a Hill. Current: The Washington Sun. Formerly: WashPost, Roll Call. Forever: Philly sports, Springsteen and Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.

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  1. Paul Kane@pkcapitol
    Not only all of this, but Senate Dems haven’t had a truly contested race for leader since Daschle v Dodd, 1994. Every once in a while some people would say after elections they supported someone else (post-2014 wipeout). But never an actual race.
    Jonathan Allen @jonallendc
    1) no one is running against Schumer 2) the Senate leadership vote is on a secret ballot 3) Democrats just won a landslide with Schumer setting Senate strategy and his allies providing support to winning campaigns. 4) If no one runs against him, there won’t be a vote count. 1/2
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    1) no one is running against Schumer 2) the Senate leadership vote is on a secret ballot 3) Democrats just won a landslide with Schumer setting Senate strategy and his allies providing support to winning campaigns. 4) If no one runs against him, there won’t be a vote count. 1/2
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    Astute point from @daveweigel - another part of story is McConnell, Haley Barbour and MS Rs believed Cochran was gonna retire. Passing seat to a younger R establishment type. Instead he picked up the phone one day, called a local columnist & announced his reelection.
    David Weigel @daveweigel
    Twelve years ago, McConnell and the US Chamber of Commerce worked very hard to ensure that Thad Cochran would win reelection and beat a conservative primary challenger. Cochran was already fading, and resigned halfway into his term. Rs appointed Hyde-Smith to replace her - a historic first female senator for Mississippi, but also a fundamentally lazy politician who never really had to campaign. Dems made her sweat in the 2018 special, then in 2020. If they beat her, an all-time story of elite meddling in primaries eventually backfiring.
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  4. David Weigel✓@daveweigel
    Twelve years ago, McConnell and the US Chamber of Commerce worked very hard to ensure that Thad Cochran would win reelection and beat a conservative primary challenger. Cochran was already fading, and resigned halfway into his term. Rs appointed Hyde-Smith to replace her - a historic first female senator for Mississippi, but also a fundamentally lazy politician who never really had to campaign. Dems made her sweat in the 2018 special, then in 2020. If they beat her, an all-time story of elite meddling in primaries eventually backfiring.
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    RT @ReporterOriana: NEW: Before Tuesday, some progressives hoped a small majority would let them extract concessions from Jeffries But House Dems' majority is massive — and mods see it as a win against the left flank "That’s what I was hoping for," one mod member said
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    The lesson Tuesday shouldn't be that Blankhead ruined it for Dems. It's that Bodnar should've run as a Dem & eliminated the "plant" from the race. Might've had a chance.
    Mike Williams @MikeWilliams85
    @pkcapitol All the more reason Alani Bankhead's narcissistic candidacy was a killer!
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    @pkcapitol All the more reason Alani Bankhead's narcissistic candidacy was a killer!
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    Stakes of Mississippi & Alaska aren't apparent now (already Dem majority), but Senate majorities are built in rolling 6-yr increments. In '02, Dems sent every live body to rescue Landrieu in longshot runoff. She won & 4 years later, Dems had a 51-seat majority. Then 60 in '09.
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    Harkin was lead sponsor of ADA Act along with Kennedy in 1990. Now his Senate seat will be filled by someone in a wheelchair getting around Capitol using ADA compliant ramps and such.
    Douglas W. Burns @douglaswburns
    What a poignant closing quote in Iowa Senate race: “When it was all done and they could ride the buses someone asked Rosa Parks, ‘How do you feel about all this?’” Fmr Sen. Tom Harkin said. “She said, ‘Well my feet are tired, but my soul’s at rest.’ So with Josh Turek coming into the Senate my soul will be at rest.” @turek4iowa Read full story in The Iowa Mercury:
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    What a poignant closing quote in Iowa Senate race: “When it was all done and they could ride the buses someone asked Rosa Parks, ‘How do you feel about all this?’” Fmr Sen. Tom Harkin said. “She said, ‘Well my feet are tired, but my soul’s at rest.’ So with Josh Turek coming into the Senate my soul will be at rest.” @turek4iowa Read full story in The Iowa Mercury:
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    RT @DaniellaMicaela: NEW: I wrote about how @jamestalarico won Texas, why the state turned blue — and the massive effects it’ll have for the 2028 presidential race.
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    Hard to read this as anything other than an attack on the Rubio wing of this admin.
    David Weigel @daveweigel
    "The reason we lost is the war."
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  13. David Weigel✓@daveweigel
    "The reason we lost is the war."
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    RT @reesejgorman: Here is Pfluger's dear colleague announcing his bid. "We need fresh ideas and a leadership team committed to rebuilding a culture with a clear game plan to win in 2028."
    Reese Gorman @reesejgorman
    New: Outgoing RSC Chairman August Pfluger will run for whip against Tom Emmer, according to a source familiar with the matter. After the brutal beating Republicans took last night, the top members of leadership are getting challangers
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    RT @Redistrict: New @CookPolitical post-election analysis: Total annihilation of the Trump coalition, w/ Dems in striking distance of 56 Senate seats and 260 House seats, depending on uncalled races.
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    The NYT “Needle” only goes to 260 seats. It’s like Jaws. They might need a bigger boat/needle.
    Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
    New @CookPolitical post-election analysis: Total annihilation of the Trump coalition, w/ Dems in striking distance of 56 Senate seats and 260 House seats, depending on uncalled races.
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    RT @reesejgorman: New: Outgoing RSC Chairman August Pfluger will run for whip against Tom Emmer, according to a source familiar with the matter. After the brutal beating Republicans took last night, the top members of leadership are getting challangers
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    Smart move. This is a moment where anyone in House R conference - literally anyone - can say it’s worth a shot at either of Top 2 positions. This era of McCarthy-Johnson-Scalise-Emmer-Jordan-Cole-others leadership of House & committees ran Rs into nuclear winter.
    Reese Gorman @reesejgorman
    New: Outgoing RSC Chairman August Pfluger will run for whip against Tom Emmer, according to a source familiar with the matter. After the brutal beating Republicans took last night, the top members of leadership are getting challangers
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    RT @kadiagoba: Mike Johnson announced to his staff he is not running for conference leader, per a source familiar
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    RT @ec_schneider: NEWS - Inside the GOP cataclysm, from redistricting backfire to nightmare mid-Sept polling. "The Trump coalition came apart at the seams." & a secret DCCC polling program to save $10M in Sept w/ @Alex_Roarty @reesejgorman
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  21. Paul Kane@pkcapitol
    Dems won a generational victory that swept in historic majorities in House, Senate, Govs & key legislatures. It dwarfed '06 & '18 midterm wins. Now comes the battle over the agenda & how to position party for 2028. My @washingtonsun column.
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    Only the third time in 70 years a president’s party lost both House & Senate majorities in same election. Dems won Senate & Gov races in conservative inland empires, far away from their coastal bases. A black woman Gov in Georgia, a Latina Gov in Texas. Dems made history.
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    Dems won or are leading every statewide race in North Carolina. And the largest current lead they have in any of the 14 House races is 1.8%.
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    Current Rs lead. The delegation expected 12-2 favoring Rs after the redraw. It could end up 10-4 favoring Dems.
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    RT @igorbobic: Mississippi Senate race now a toss up with Ty Pinkins, the independent in the race, pulling a significant chunk of votes Pinkins last week: "based on history, a Democrat can't win in Mississippi statewide"
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