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Wednesday, November 8, 2006 12:00 AM

"The Democrats are ready to lead"

Save the debate about committee chairs for tomorrow. Nancy Pelosi's set to be the first woman House speaker, and Democrats just wanted to enjoy it.
By Michael Scherer

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006 07:53 AM

    The "architects"???

    "The architects of Democratic victory, Rep. Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Chuck Schumer".

    Okay, credit where credit is due, Howard Dean's 50 state strategy had far more to do with this election than anything Rahm or Chuck did. Rahm fought Dean tooth and nail for that DNC booty, and Chuck decided to snub Lamont after he won the CT primary.

    This was widely a team effort with very little top-down leadership, but that team effort couldn't have happened without the 50 state strategy, so if you need to crown someone the architect of this victory, it sure as hell wasn't Rahm & Chuck.

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