{"id":7706,"date":"2010-11-11T13:49:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T18:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=7706"},"modified":"2010-11-11T13:49:07","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T18:49:07","slug":"house-gop-leadership-team-taking-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/7706\/house-gop-leadership-team-taking-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP Leadership Team Taking Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announcing <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.marketwatch.com\/election\/2010\/11\/11\/tea-partys-bachmann-drops-bid-for-top-gop-post\/\" target=\"_blank\">the end of her campaign to be Republican Conference Chairman<\/a>, the likely top four House GOP leadership spots look like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Speaker \u2013 Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 Majority Leader \u2013 Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0\u00a0 Majority Whip \u2013 Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0\u00a0 Conference Chairman \u2013 Rep. Jeb Hersarling (R-TX)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s always interesting to see where leadership team members are from because it indicates where the strength of the party lies.\u00a0 Since leadership positions are sought and won by members with multiple terms in office, it\u2019s intriguing to see four Republicans representing each corner of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Contrast this with the locations represented by the outgoing top four House Democrat leaders:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(1)\u00a0\u00a0 Speaker \u2013 Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0\u00a0 Majority Leader \u2013 Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0\u00a0 Majority Whip \u2013 Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0\u00a0 Caucus Chairman \u2013 Rep. John Larson (D-CT)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Aside from Clyburn, all the Democrat leaders come from deep blue coastal states (e.g. California, Maryland, and Connecticut).\u00a0 Counting Clyburn, the Democrats\u2019 claim to a \u201csouthern\u201d voice is tied to a gerrymandered district designed to elect a liberal African-American.\u00a0 If Hoyer beats Clyburn for the Minority Whip post, even that fig leaf of regional diversity will blow away.<\/p>\n<p>The House Democratic caucus lost 29 of 57 \u201cblue dog\u201d members last Tuesday, making the remaining chamber membership much more liberal.\u00a0 It also wiped out the Democrats\u2019 claims to represent regions other than the high-tax, morally bankrupt coasts.\u00a0 That, combined with Nancy Pelosi\u2019s likely retention as caucus leader, will make it substantially more difficult for the party to recruit viable candidates in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives shouldn\u2019t count on gifts like this forever, but for now, we\u2019ll gladly take them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announcing the end of her campaign to be Republican Conference Chairman, the likely top four House GOP leadership spots look like this: (1)\u00a0\u00a0 Speaker \u2013 Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (2)\u00a0\u00a0 Majority Leader \u2013 Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) (3)\u00a0\u00a0 Majority Whip \u2013 Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (4)\u00a0\u00a0 Conference Chairman \u2013 Rep. 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