"In some cases, it's a heartfelt vote, but in most cases, it's political survival, " Wasserman said of the votes embattled lawmakers make across the aisle.
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Her decision "relieves House GOP leadership of an unflattering distraction who not only perennially put an otherwise safe GOP seat at risk but damaged the party's brand nationally, " David Wasserman, analyst of House elections for the Cook Political Report, wrote Tuesday.
Wasserman Schultz, who's also head of the Democratic National Committee, was in Tallahassee for the final days of the legislative session.
On Thursday, Twitter posts attributed to Michelle Obama and Democratic National Committee head Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took exception with Rosen's remarks.
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Kathryn Wasserman Davis was one of the nation's leading funders of international studies, and a woman whose 106 years could barely contain her travels and diverse interests.
"The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner's continued service in Congress is untenable, " DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said, also calling it a distraction.
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Though he now represents a district that is more heavily Latino, the African-American community's traditionally higher voter turnout rates helped Rangel win, said David Wasserman, editor of House races for the Cook Political Report.
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Representative DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (Democrat, Florida): There's far more that needs to be done beyond extending the deadline, but at the very least we need to make sure that seniors don't face what is essentially a Bush prescription drug tax for every day that they don't sign up after Monday.
"There's a remarkable reduction in the number of members who have an incentive to compromise, " said David Wasserman, who analyzes House races for Cook.
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