Schumer Shifts from Deal Maker to Attack Machine
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 6th, 2010 5:38 am by HL
Schumer Shifts from Deal Maker to Attack Machine
Politico observes that Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has begun to tack back to being the “political attack machine that’s long defined him” after a two-year departure as a “behind-the-scenes, bipartisan deal maker.”
“Schumer’s stepped-up presence comes after a leadership shuffle announced by Reid following the Nov. 2 elections… Responding to concerns that the Senate Democrats lacked an effective messaging operation, Reid announced that he would give Schumer the role of running the party’s ‘war room’ while also naming him chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee… While the changes don’t officially take place until next year, Democrats and Republicans are already noticing a shift in Schumer’s approach.”
Will Huckabee Run?
Politico: “If Huckabee gets in, he will unquestionably be a force to be reckoned with in the fight for the nomination. He’d be the undisputed frontrunner in lead-off Iowa, where he won by nine points in 2008. He’d be the candidate to beat in South Carolina, which he narrowly lost to John McCain two years ago in part because of a divided conservative vote. His weekly Fox show, thrice-daily radio program and Grisham-like ability to crank out a book-per-year has given him a direct media presence akin to Palin’s – but without the sky-high negatives.”
