In the wake of the devastating loss, the first question facing House Republican leaders is whether they will keep Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) as NRCC chairman. Speculation has been rampant that Cole would be asked to step down should Republicans lose in Mississippi, and on Tuesday that chatter intensified.
They go on to say Longtime GOP strategists could not recall a time when an NRCC chairman was ousted in the midst of a cycle. “It’s too late,” a Republican lobbyist said, adding that few, if any, Republicans want to take over the beleaguered NRCC. A GOP strategist differed, saying, “It can’t get any worse.”
Can it?
There are only 82 districts in the country more Republican than MS-01. Some of them are facing serious Dem challenges (I’m thinking of Alaska at-large, where Don Young has problems). November could be a bloodbath if Obama doesn’t hurt the Dems nationally.