Impressing a sponsor, so thatheorshebecomes afan and "may evenbe willing tostick his or her neck out for you," Rampe adds, "is often what makes or breaks careers."
But given the fact that most people expect Hoyer to win the contest (including me) the election is on Thursday I found it surprising that Pelosi would stickherneckout for someone who not only could lose, but send a signal at the same time that she's not happy about the person who is expected to prevail.