Not sure, but I'd guess that a gentle push from someone you owe favors to will have more impact on a committee assignment vote. Something where there is no real chance of voters back home caring as it's way too in the weeds. It's an easy way to stay in that person's good graces while giving something of relative little value compared to …
Not sure, but I'd guess that a gentle push from someone you owe favors to will have more impact on a committee assignment vote. Something where there is no real chance of voters back home caring as it's way too in the weeds. It's an easy way to stay in that person's good graces while giving something of relative little value compared to the alternatives.
Good chance he'd have won anyway. Pelosi cares about seniority, but so do a ton of dems in congress too. But I wouldn't say it's guaranteed he'd have won. Even if he lost I think it would have been narrowly.
Not sure, but I'd guess that a gentle push from someone you owe favors to will have more impact on a committee assignment vote. Something where there is no real chance of voters back home caring as it's way too in the weeds. It's an easy way to stay in that person's good graces while giving something of relative little value compared to the alternatives.
Good chance he'd have won anyway. Pelosi cares about seniority, but so do a ton of dems in congress too. But I wouldn't say it's guaranteed he'd have won. Even if he lost I think it would have been narrowly.