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...Schumer has accomplished the rare coup of raising more money for Democratic Senate candidates than his Republican colleague, Elizabeth Dole, taking in $44 million, compared to the GOP?s $35 million. Emanuel hasn?t been as successful in fundraising, but he?s recruited some well-regarded candidates, including a group of Iraq war veterans and Shuler. At the same time, the pair have also emerged as key Democratic players on Capitol Hill. With his endless stream of press releases and press conferences, Schumer is perhaps the Dem's leading attack dog; over the last week he has lead his party...
...Taking back Congress seems a perfect task for two such ambitious men as Schumer and Emanuel, who by dint of their abrasive personalities aren't likely to ever appear on a presidential ballot. In the 1980s, Emanuel was working for a consumer watchdog group in Illinois when a political journalist told him he didn?t have time to write about the group because his wife was having a baby. Emanuel showed up in the recovery room, said ?Mazel Tov? and immediately asked, ?when do you think you?ll be back to write that story?? He once sent a 2.5-foot...
...state there, and pressured an abortion rights advocate running for the seat to withdraw-angering abortion rights activists who are key donors to the party. ?The days are over when a Democratic candidate has to check off 18 politically correct boxes,? Schumer says. In a congressional race in Illinois, Emanuel recruited Tammy Duckworth, a Army major who lost both her legs in Iraq, pushing aside another candidate already in the race and, in the process, alienating local Democrats...
...most feeble challenges of a Supreme Court nominee in recent memory during the Alito hearings. And two of Schumer?s committee aides stepped down last year amid accusations that they illegally obtained the credit report of Michael Steele, a GOP Senate candidate in Maryland. Emanuel, meanwhile, has been outraised by House Republicans ($60 million to $37 million) and hasn?t been able to match the sway of Schumer with his own colleagues. Over Emanuel's strong objections, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for a speedy withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, a position Emanuel has told friends...
...ideas they will offer in the fall and haven?t yet figured out how to convince Americans they?re as tough as the GOP on terrorism, which Rove said last week will again be the key issue for the GOP come November. Asked about the prospects for the fall, Emanuel declined and said, ?my job is to affect races and not predict them.? He and Schumer may be impatient, but after twelve years of Republican rule, they know better than to be overconfident...