Archive for October, 2010

GOP Wants Insiders To Staff Outsiders; Leaders Recruiting Top Aides for New Members

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on October 26, 2010
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By Jackie Kucinich and Anna Palmer
Roll Call Staff

In anticipation of major GOP gains in next week’s elections, House Republican leaders have put together a list of experienced Washington hands to help fill top staff positions for the surge of newly elected outsiders.
Leading the effort are Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) and the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The leaders have put together a list of about 75 to 80 potential chiefs of staff, including current and former Capitol Hill staffers and lobbyists who have been recommended or have inquired about working for an incoming Member, according to several Republicans familiar with the document. Continue reading ‘GOP Wants Insiders To Staff Outsiders; Leaders Recruiting Top Aides for New Members’

For Murtha’s Old Seat, A Surprising Sameness

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on October 20, 2010
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By Jackie Kucinich
Roll Call Staff

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Few Congressional candidates get the chance for a rematch less than six months after a loss.
That makes Republican Tim Burns’ strategy of employing the same campaign playbook he used during his unsuccessful bid to replace the late Rep. John Murtha (D) all the more curious.
It has been almost five months since Burns lost the special election to Mark Critz (D), a former Murtha aide. And despite losing by a surprisingly healthy margin, Burns is by and large running the same race all over again. Continue reading ‘For Murtha’s Old Seat, A Surprising Sameness’