Steve Israel Out As DCCC Chair

[Triana]

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) will leave his job as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee after Republicans gained at least a dozen House seats in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Israel confirmed his intention to step down to The Huffington Post. In an interview with The New York Times, he expressed little interest in continuing in the role in the next election cycle.

“I’ll tell you what I’m not going to do over any term. I’m not going to stay on as D.C.C.C. chair,” the Times quoted Israel as saying. Israel, DCCC chair since December 2010, told Newsday that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asked him to serve for another election cycle, but he declined.

House Democrats lost at least 12 seats in Tuesday’s election, giving Republicans their largest majority in the lower chamber of Congress since the 1940s. Some races remained too close to call on Wednesday.

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[hrmjustin]

1. Wish Pelosi and Reid would go.

[Purveyor]

2. Without any doubt their time is over. eom

[PAProgressive28]

3. I'll give Reid this

He has prevented Obama from doing a few things like TPP. But the party needs an overhaul.

[RobertEarl]

5. Reid may be our only hope

Asking him to resign is dumb.

The Dean strategy for elections needs to be brought back. Dean pissed off a lot of party hacks and the party won the congress at the same time. A Twofer!

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Aw geez!

The little incompetent Elitist Twit wants out cause he didn't have a clue how to run a Campaign. Try this you arrogant POS,it's called a fifty state strategy. If you need more help contact Howard Dean you threw him under the bus some years back,he could have saved your ass. BTW,it's called a campaign not running around the country hob nobbin with the rich and famous friends. Can't wait for 2016,these turkeys got me pissed and fired up,just waiting for the call were to set up shop.

[brooklynite]

6. Okay, as our resident expert, tell us what the "50 State Strategy" means..

I'm willing to bet you don't have a clue other than Dean proposed it and we did well in 2006. But prove me wrong...