Shuler may officially launch bid against Pelosi on Sunday talk show, 'Morning Joe'

Will Heath Shuler Challenge Pelosi?
(Credit: AP) Heath Shuler, a moderate "Blue Dog" Democrat from North Carolina who has called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give up her Democratic leadership role in the wake of the party's Midterm losses, may be on the verge of announcing a bid to challenge to Pelosi. After the Democrats saw their ranks shrink on Election Day -- particularly among the moderate Blue Dogs -- Shuler said it was time for Pelosi to step down. He threatened to challenge her if no one else would. "If there's n...

Shuler to Announce Leadership Run Tomorrow
Congressman Heath Shuler is scheduled to announce his leadership challenge to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tomorrow on CNN’s “State of the Union.”  Despite an over 60 seat loss for the Democrats in the House of Representatives, Pelosi is determined to remain her party’s Leader in the chamber undeterred by calls from more Centrist Democrats like Shuler to step aside. Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, facing a growing rebellion against her bid to become Minority leade...

Rep. Shuler throws Hail Mary to unseat Pelosi
Heath Shuler was sacked 46 times during his short career in the NFL. Now, he's trying to sack Nancy Pelosi. The conservative North Carolina Democrat is expected to launch a long-shot  bid beginning Sunday to unseat the more liberal Pelosi  as head of the House's Democratic Caucus, The Hill reported. Pelosi has served as Speaker of the House in the last two Congresses, but with the stinging Republican takeover in the Midterm Elections, Democrats are set to be the minority party in the House w...

Shuler May Launch Bid Against Pelosi
The Hill reports: Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), who threatened to challenge Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Minority Leader after the Nov. 2 election, might launch his leadership bid on two high-profile Cable News shows in the coming days. Shuler is scheduled to address his leadership plans during appearances on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program on Monday. The former NFL Quarterback and Blue Dog Democrat last week indicated he wou...

Heath Shuler And Others To Challenge Pelosi For Minority Leadership Position
With a growing number of Democrats publicly stating they will not support Nancy Pelosi for the position of House Minority Leader after she presided over the worst Democratic loss of seats in the House in 72 years, calling her toxic and even sending a letter asking that vote on the issue be delayed until Democrats could "fully understand the causes for our historic losses", until now no one has stepped up to challenge her or spoken about it. “It is inescapable that the message that was se...

Here Comes Shuler: NC Dem Set To Make His Leadership Bid Official This Weekend
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) is setting the stage for an official challenge to Nancy Peolsi's bid to lead the Democratic Minority in the next Congress. Shuler, a moderate from the North Carolina mountains, will make his intentions official on the national stage this weekend, The Hill reports. Shuler pitched himself as a moderate alternative to Pelosi as Leader of the House Caucus before she officially announced her run for Minority Leader in the next Congress. Now, with most observers thinking P...

Report: Dem Rep. Heath Shuler May Announce Hes Running Against Pelosi on Sunday Talk Show
She’ll crush him when it comes to a vote, but the infighting will be fun to watch if he runs… (The Hill) - Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), who threatened to challenge Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Minority Leader after the Nov. 2 election, might launch his leadership bid on two high-profile Cable News Shows in the coming days. Shuler is scheduled to address his leadership plans during appearances on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe...

Pelosi Faces Likely Leadership Challenge From Moderate Democrat
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a likely leadership challenge from Rep. Heath Shuler, a moderate Democrat from North Carolina. (AP) Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, facing a growing rebellion against her bid to become Minority Leader, is likely to be challenged for the post by a moderate Democrat. North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler, who has been sending signals since last month that he would run against the San Francisco liberal if she didn't step aside, is expected to launch his...

Nancy Pelosi creates new leadership post for Clyburn in bid to settle Democratic fight
Trying to resolve a dispute among her top lieutenants, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday night indirectly backed her longtime adversary, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), to continue serving as her chief deputy. Pelosi's move came in an unusual statement late Friday night that endorsed Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) for the No. 3 post in the House Democratic Leadership. Rather than endorse Clyburn for the current No. 3 position of Caucus chairman, she plans to create a new, undefined l...

Pelosi seeks top post
The historic losses suffered by House Democrats in the Midterm Elections would seem to call for a leadership change. When the majority party becomes the Minority, it is customary for the Leader of the Caucus that just lost to step down and let someone else lead. When the margin of change involves more than 60 seats, it would seem almost mandatory. That is why some Democrats were surprised and disturbed to hear after the Elections that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to run for the post of m...

BREAKING: Heath Shuler May Or May Not Do Something On Teevee Very Soon, Perhaps
Have you been wondering if North Carolina "Blue Dog" Democrat Heath Shuler is going to follow through on his recently suggested plan to challenge -- and later lose to -- Nancy Pelosi for House Minority Leader? I imagine that maybe one of you might! Well, here's a hot scoop from The Hill: Heath Shuler still exists, and at some point, he might do something on the teevee, unless he doesn't. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), who threatened to challenge Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Minority Leader after t...

Heath Shuler threatens leadership bid
Oh brother. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), who threatened to challenge Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Minority Leader after the Nov. 2 election, might launch his leadership bid on two high-profile Cable News shows in the coming days. Shuler is scheduled to address his leadership plans during appearances on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday and MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program on Monday. What, Bill O'Reilly wasn't available? He couldn't get Glen Beck's booker on the phone? Nothing screams "successful le...

Speaker Pelosi Endorses Clyburn for No. 3 Dem Leadership Post
ABC News' John R. Parkinson reports: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made it clear late Friday night that she prefers Majority Leader Steny Hoyer continue as her No. 2 in the House Democratic Leadership in the next session of Congress by endorsing Majority Whip James Clyburn for the No. 3 position -- not the No. 2 slot that Clyburn is currently seeking -- House Minority Whip. "Should I receive the honor of serving as House Democratic Leader, I will nominate Congressman ...

The Clay County Progress - "News You Can Trust" - News
North Carolina congressman seeks minority House Leadership position. Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:12 PM CST U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) said Monday he will challenge Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for the House minority Leadership position. “At this point, no one has come forward, no one in Leadership for a long time,” Shuler said. “It will be very tough. It is probably a race we can’t win. But we need a moderate voice in the Democratic Party.” ...

House Democrats Strike Leadership Deal
House Democrats will begin the next Congress with a Leadership team that looks much like the one they have now if a deal struck between Nancy Pelosi and Jim Clyburn last night sticks. The essence of the plan: Pelosi will become Minority Leader, current Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will become Minority Whip and Clyburn -- the current Majority Whip -- will take a new number three job in the Minority. Current Conference Chair John Larson can remain in the Democrats' number four job in the new Cong...

Leadership deal would help Larson keep his chairmanship
Top House Democrats reached a deal late Friday night to keep their entire current Leadership team in place, avoiding a divisive internal fight as they seek to recover from sweeping election losses. The agreement means that Rep. John Larson, who represents Connecticut's 1st Congressional District, is all but certain to keep his spot as Caucus chairman, the No. 4 slot on the Leadership ladder. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is vying to stay on as Minority Leader when Republicans take control in...

Blue-on-Blue Warfare in the House of Representatives
Evidently, there is a plan to avoid Democratic party infighting in the House by creating some vague third leadership position for James Clyburn, currently the House Majority Whip. Clyburn was set to fight Steny Hoyer, currently the House Majority Leader, for the position of Minority Whip once the new Congress takes office, but since that fight was going to be distinctly uncomfortable and inconvenient for the House Democratic leadership, the Democrats are moving Heaven and Earth to try to avoid...

House Dems reach deal on leaders
House Democrats have reached a deal to keep both Reps. Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn in the leadership, with Hoyer (D-Md.) serving as Minority Whip and Clyburn (D-S.C) taking a new, as-yet-still-undefined number three position. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calf.) who is seeking the Minority Leader's job in the next Congress, reached an agreement with Clyburn on late Friday night, and Democratic Leaders quickly announced the deal. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 Clyburn's title a...

Pelosi, Reid have "failed," Shuler says - On Congress - POLITICO.com
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C) has further ingratiated himself with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — not — by declaring that Pelosi and Harry Reid "failed" the Bipartisanship test on stimulus. "In order for us to get the confidence of America, it has to be done in a Bipartisan way," Shuler said in Raleigh following an economic forum, according to the AP. "We have to have everyone — Democrats and Republicans standing on the stage with the administration —...

House Dems Work Solution to Leadership Logjam
The position is billed as a new "number 3" position, which is what Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., has now. However, it isn't clear what it is. It eliminates the race between Clyburn and Steny Hoyer, D-Md., for the Minority Whip position. Presumably John Larson would then stand for chair of the Democratic Caucus. A senior Democratic aide says that the Speaker pushed hard to work this out after the fighting between Hoyer and Clyburn started and this apparently hurt their relationships with other Leadership ...

Nancy Pelosi creates new leadership post for Clyburn in bid to settle Democratic fight
Trying to resolve a dispute among her top lieutenants, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday night indirectly backed her longtime adversary, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), to continue serving as her chief deputy. Pelosi's move came in an unusual statement late Friday night that endorsed Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) for the No. 3 post in the House Democratic Leadership. That position now carries the title of Caucus chairman. Hoyer, the current Majority Leader, and Clyburn, the major...

House Dems reach deal on leaders - POLITICO.com Print View
House Democrats have reached a deal to keep both Reps. Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn in the leadership, with Hoyer (D-Md.) serving as Minority Whip and Clyburn (D-S.C) taking a new, as-yet-still-undefined number three position. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calf.) who is seeking the Minority Leader's job in the next Congress, reached an agreement with Clyburn on late Friday night, and Democratic Leaders quickly announced the deal. Clyburn's title and responsibilities were not specified in the announ...

Freshmen arrive for crash-course on Congress
Washington — Where to live? Whom to hire? What's a voting card - and where are the bathrooms? More than 100 members of Congress arrive in Washington this coming week for the first time since winning Election, trading the loftiness of campaign speeches for mundane lessons in how to do their new Jobs. It's freshman orientation on Capitol Hill, and the larger-than-usual class of 2010 is getting a crash course on how to navigate the next two years. Talk of changing the nation's direction? Th...