Not only is there no obvious replacement for the retiring Henry Waxman, but the up-and-coming generation of Democratic leadership in the House is pretty uninspiring. I hope to be pleasantly surprised. I’m hoping that we’ll be able to win back the House in 2016 on the coattails of a big presidential win, and that will give these people a chance to legislate again. It should be a huge year for us in the Senate, and if we hold our own this year, we could easily get north of 60 members in the Senate in 2016.
I don’t see us doing much beyond treading water until then.
Marianne Williamson?
Not only is there no obvious replacement for the retiring Henry Waxman, but the up-and-coming generation of Democratic leadership in the House is pretty uninspiring.
You know who is to blame for that? Nancy Pelosi. Why? Who appointed Rahmbo, DWS and Steve Israel to head the DCCC?
Frankly Booman, I’d like to see the GOP also win the Senate in 2014 and the President pull a Jan Brewer and veto everything, and I mean everything, they send to him for two years!
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/jan-brewer-to-gop-expand-medicaid-or-i-ll-veto-all-bills
And what would that accomplish? Besides you know President Wuss would buckle.
It’s impossible to win if you don’t put up candidates who can count to 170,000.
For Waxman’s seat, it looks like Sandra Fluke is exploring a candidacy.
Heard today she changed her mind and was going for the CA senate instead.