The campaign ends for many political pros on Tuesday. In Capitol Hill’s leadership suites, elections are just getting started.
House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her two deputies for nearly 20 years, are set to undergo their biggest leadership shake-up in decades — particularly if they lose their majority, as expected. And House Republicans are fighting over several key leadership positions in jump-ball races that could determine the direction of an increasingly conservative and Trump-centric GOP.
Here are POLITICO’s five storylines to watch inside the Capitol — after all the congressional races are called.taboo subjectWhile Pelosi signaled this would be her last term, she’s spoken little of that commitment recently as she’s stayed focused on pushing President Joe Biden’s priorities. Her longtime lieutenants, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, have revealed even less about their next moves.
Maloney has had a turbulent cycle as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — most recently,into his own tight reelection, which he’s not guaranteed to win on Tuesday. He hasn’t decided yet whether to make another run for the job. So far just two Democrats, both Californians, have expressed interest in leading DCCC: Reps. Tony Cárdenas and Ami Bera. Neither has formally declared their run.
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