Emanuel Wins Praise at DCCC -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

December 12, 2005

Emanuel Wins Praise at DCCC

Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) "gets high praise from Democratic activists outside Congress for his performance as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee," Robert Novak reports.

"Emanuel's success in recruiting candidates and management of the '06 campaign earns him higher grades than his immediate predecessors: Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, Nita Lowey of New York and the late Robert Matsui of California. A former Clinton White House political aide, Emanuel at age 46 is considered a rising star in House Democratic ranks."

Interesting footnote: "One outside Democratic campaign operation, eyeing a good chance to pick up the 16 seats in 2006 needed to win control of the House for the first time since the 1992 elections, calculates that more than 50 seats out of 435 are now in play. That's twice as many competitive seats as were estimated in 2004."

Hotline On Call has an anecdote showing how aggressive the DCCC's fundraising calls have become.

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December 12, 2005