Moderates Pick a New Congress

2006-11-09T15:24:00-07:00

The end of the Republican revolution came not with a bang, but with a whimper. Actually a couple of whimpers. As Conrad Burns went off to hunt, and George Allen went off to well, watch football or something, the great sorting out of 2006 was complete. Moderates had moved back into the Democratic fold and restored them to power in Congress.

We will have much more to say later about the impact of moderates on the rout of Nov. 7 – this historic election deserves careful analysis and thought. For now, we are content to offer our hearty congratulations to newly elected Members, to the new Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to the extraordinary leaders of the party committees Chuck Schumer and Rahm Emanuel, and to everyone who has labored in the vineyards of progressive politics during the long years of difficulty and frustration.

In particular, we proudly point to all of the candidates that used our materials on national security. We are honored that we had the opportunity to share our work with so many of the victors, including Senators-elect Sherrod Brown, Bob Casey, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester, and Sheldon Whitehouse. Congratulations as well to all of those who participated in the Third Way-SecureUS PAC trainings, including Representatives-elect Chris Carney (PA-10), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20), Steve Kagen (WI-8), Tim Mahoney (FL-16), Jay McNerney (CA-11), Patrick Murphy (PA-8), Chris Murphy (CT-5), Joe Sestak (PA-7), and Zack Space (OH-18). And a shout out as well to the many others, like Heath Schuler (NC-11) who used some or all of our middle-class tax cut ideas.

We are excited about the future, for Congress and for America. We salute the victors, offer condolences to the losers, and look forward to our work with the next Congress.

Third Way Dispatch: Moderates Pick a New Congress

Moderates Pick a New Congress