We have a race!
When Jim Clyburn threw his name into contention to be the Democrats’ Minority Whip next Congress yesterday, it touched off a tough race between himself and the Dems’ current Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. The results of the midterm elections didn’t help Hoyer. Many of the members who lost were moderate and conservative Democrats who saw Hoyer as a sympathetic ally in an otherwise liberal leadership. Clyburn, has significant support among members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and is more ideologically aligned with the progressive-leaning minority.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=118493