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NH-Sen: Gregg Angling to Keep His Seat in GOP Hands?
Swing State Project —
... for Commerce Secretary, is supposedly making it known that he'd want Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, to appoint a Republican to his seat should he get the gig. From the Hill: ...
The Judd Gregg catch
Political Animal —
THE JUDD GREGG CATCH.... Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) confirmed yesterday that he is under consideration to join the Obama administration cabinet as Commerce Secretary. And what about the prospect of Gregg's departure giving Senate Democrats a 60-seat caucus? There might be a catch . Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won't accept a position as President Obama's secretary of Commerce unless he is guaranteed his Senate seat remains in GOP hands, said two Republicans who know Gregg well. Departing the Senate without one could give Democrats 60 members and a filibuster-proof majority. "Gregg ...
Reports: Gregg Tops Obama's List for Commerce
News —
... . While Gregg's departure from the Senate would leave a GOP seat up for grabs, Gregg will not take a post in Obama's Cabinet unless he is assured that his replacement in the upper chamber will be a Republican, two Republicans who know Gregg well have told The Hill. If nominated and confirmed, Gregg would fill the post originally slated for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), who withdrew amid controversy over government contracts awarded to his political backers.
For Democrats, Best Choice May be a Republican
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... . The Hill is reporting, however, that sources to Gregg claim that he would not vacate his Senate seat unless a Republican were to be named in his place. ...
Conflicting News On Gregg
Riehl World View —
Obama has the largest and most involved group of political operatives and tacticians there has ever been in the White House. We are getting two completely different stories on Judd Gregg leaving the Senate. Given the significance of getting to sixty in the Senate, is Obama throwing out the Gregg stuff to keep the media and Republicans from focusing in on Daschle?
If you read the Hill and Republicans, there is no way Judd Gregg leaves the Senate to join Obama's cabinet.
If you read ABC and Obama sources, the move could be announced as ...
Will Judd Gregg Stay or Go?
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Senate, Obama AdministrationThe Hill.com Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won't accept a position as President Obama's secretary of Commerce unless he is guaranteed his Senate seat remains in GOP hands, said two Republicans who know Gregg well. ... "Gregg would never allow his seat to go to a Democrat, the only way he would allow it is if he died," said a Republican close to Gregg. "He would consider it to be a breach of trust to people who elected it." That's a conflict with an earlier ...
Judd Gregg: Not Without My Elephant
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... clever way to give Harry Reid his 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Instead of continuing to raid Reid’s caucus for Cabinet appointees, Obama could find a Republican Senator whose seat was at serious risk in 2010, from a state where a Democratic governor would appoint the replacement. Obama gets some bipartisan credibility and Reid gets his final supermajority vote, while the Republican gets a golden parachute. Unfortunately for Reid and Obama, Judd Gregg (R-NH) has not quite played along with Obama’s master plan: Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won’t accept a ...
The Tommy Thompson Memorial Pickoff Pool to not pay off?
No Runny Eggs —
... that had President Barack Obama (D) taking Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as his Commerce Secretary so that the Democrats would get to 59-of-99 seats in the Senate? The Hill is quoting named and unnamed Republicans close to Gregg that he wouldn’t do it if the Democratic governor of New Hampshire, John Lynch, appointed a Democrat to replace him. ...
The Hill
Sister Toldjah —
Republicans say Gregg won’t give Dems 60
Gregg Nomination Vacancy To Be Filled By GOP, Promises NH Governor Lynch
Right Soup —
... The news that New Hampshire Senator, Judd Gregg, would be nominated to be Obama’s secretary of commerce, following “pay to play” Governor Richardson’s withdrawal, immediately brought up concerns that Barry was attempting to undermine the fragile 41 GOP count in the Senate. Luckily for Republicans, Gregg indicated he wouldn’t take the bait without the appropriate arrangements: ...
