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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for November 2010
Blog Entries for Monday, November 8
Pelosi As Sam Rayburn
Most people reading my blog probably have no idea who Sam Rayburn was, or why Nancy Pelosi would want to be like him. But it's something to explore in the wake of last week's Democratic election defeat. Pelosi has stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism inside her party by ...
The Knives of D.C.
While many people have been caught up watching reality programming like "The Real Housewives of D.C.," I'm now watching a much more interesting drama in Congress. Welcome to the political-post-election celebration that often occurs after every Election Day - "The Knives of Washington, D.C."In this case, it's the Democrats who ...
Blog Entries for Sunday, November 7
Just 15 Months
It hasn't even been a week since the 2010 Elections wrapped up, but we do need to start talking about 2012 and the race for the White House. It is closer than you think, as the Iowa Caucuses are set for February 6, 2012, the day after the Super Bowl.That ...
Vanishing Blue Dogs
When I got my first job back in 1980 on Capitol Hill, there was still a pretty good chunk of southern Democrats in the Congress. Not after last week's elections. Yes, some of them retired, like Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR) or Rep. Gordon and Tanner from Tennessee. But most of ...
Blog Entries for Friday, November 5
Pelosi To Run
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided to run for the post of House Democratic Leader as her party moves into the minority next January, despite warnings from some colleagues. "I have decided to run," Pelosi said in a letter to House Democrats that was released just minutes after she announced ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, November 4
Lame Duck Dance
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress kept performing their post-election dance on Thursday, as both sides tried to drive the debate on the future legislative agenda. President Obama took the first step, as a day after his post-election press conference, he announced a meeting for November 18 with ...
The Ice Bucket
When I started working on Capitol Hill 30 years ago, every single office in the House of Representatives got a special delivery outside the door each day. It was a bucket of ice. After the Republicans won control of the House in the 1994 elections - for the first time ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, November 3
Capitol Hill Carnage
It won't take long for the dumpster bins to start appearing in the hallways around Capitol Hill. If your boss lost his/her race on Tuesday, you only have a few weeks to vacate your Congressional office. Some lawmakers will take a lot longer to clean out their digs than others, ...
A Democratic Shellacking
I have always liked the word shellacking. It always reminds me of when a pitcher gets "shelled" during a bad outing. Maybe that's why President Obama used it to describe this week's elections. "I'm not recommending for every future President that they take a shellacking like I took last night," ...
A Democratic Senate
It was a longshot for the Republicans to win back the Senate in 2010, and they fell short, mainly because of two controversial Tea Party candidates, as Democrats will stay in charge of that chamber. Unable to win in West Virginia early in the evening, Republicans knew they were likely ...
A GOP House
Republicans had a big election night, easily winning control of the U.S. House and making big gains in the Senate, though the GOP fell short of a Category 5 political hurricane. Republicans defeated over 60 Democratic incumbents, while losing on three seats to the Democrats, making big gains in key ...
Blog Entries for Monday, November 1
Senate - 2010 Elections
As this year's mid-term elections for Congress arrive, Democrats are desperately trying to hold on to control of the U.S. Senate and wondering if their Senate leader will survive today's vote. The struggles of Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is emblematic of the difficulties Democrats have encountered in 2010 against candidates ...
House - 2010 Elections
After months of partisan wrangling, it is finally time for the voters to deliver their decision on the 2010 mid-term elections in the Congress, as Republicans seem to have the edge today. Republicans need to gain a net of 39 seats to charge of the House and 10 seats to ...
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