Quote of the Day
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 16th, 2008 4:38 am by HL
Quote of the Day
“I think John Edwards is obviously someone who would be on anybody’s short list.”
— Sen. Barack Obama, quoted by Time, on whether he would consider John Edwards for a role in his administration.
GOP Insiders See Loss of 20 House Seats
“Many House GOP operatives are privately predicting that the party could easily lose up to 20 seats this fall,” according to The Politico.
“Combined with the 30 seats that the GOP lost in 2006, that would leave the party facing a 70-vote deficit against Democrats in the House — a state of powerlessness reminiscent of Republicans’ long wilderness years in the 1960s and ’70s.”
CQ Politics notes the Republican House leadership team “met in crisis mode” yesterday after losing a third special election this year.
For a snapshot of the key races, see CQ‘s Balance of Power Scorecard.
