Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) has confirmed that he is being considered for the position of Secretary of Commerce. If he were appointed, and were to accept, his seat would be filled by whomever Governor John Lynch (D-NH) chose. Assuming that Lynch appoints a Democrat, and that Al Franken prevails in Minnesota (both of which would appear more likely than not), then the Democratic Caucus would hold a fillibuster proof 60 seats in the Senate. Further, and Democrat appointed in New Hampshire should have a leg up on their Republican challenger because of the incumbency advantage, in 2010.
If this happens, expect a few Republican co-signers on Senator Feingold's Constitutional Amendment proposal.
This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 426: Congressional Politics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
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2 comments:
Doesn't leaving senate and giving the opposing party a super majority to work for the opposing party sound like political suicide? Given the state of the republican party this may be more an act of self preservation if he accepts.
I'm not sure that the Democrat super majority as a result of appointments to vacant seats. I'm not so sure the Feingold proposal is that divisive to begin with. I haven't been hunting for info on it, but I haven't heard many objections.
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