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January 30, 2009
The Road to 60 Votes?
President Obama could ask Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) to take the Secretary of Commerce post vacated by would-be nominee Bill Richardson.
If Gregg takes the gig, New Hampshire's Democratic governor, John Lynch, could appoint a Democrat to fill the seat.
And so... 60 votes in the Senate.
But I doubt this will happen. Gregg would never be able to show himself in Republican circles. Mobsters in witness protection would have better chances of survival.
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Posted By Bob Cesca | January 30, 2009 9:47 AM
Comments
You are underestimating the selfishness of republicans.
Posted by: J M Ashby at January 30, 2009 10:37 AM
Nate Silver over on fivethirtyeight.com wrote an interesting perspective on this, essentially saying that even IF this were to happen, 60 votes sounds better than the benefits actually would be.
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/gregg-poison-pill-for-democrats.html
Posted by: skywriter1 at January 30, 2009 11:00 AM
It could happen if Obama shows Gregg the future of his party and offer him a way out of the coming one party rule that KR dreamt of and worked towards. It's going to be the Dems.
Posted by: frictionsoul at January 30, 2009 12:23 PM
