Pryce May Pay a Price for Her Role as a House Republican Leader

[Judi Lynn]

Pryce May Pay a Price for Her Role as a House Republican Leader

July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Deborah Pryce, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the history of the U.S. House, has used her prestige as the party's No. 4 leader to enhance her standing back home, winning 60 percent of the vote two years ago in a central Ohio district that President George W. Bush barely carried.

This year, Pryce, 54, who heads the House Republican Conference, is among several leaders who are finding their highly visible party roles and close association with Bush aren't assets with voters, and who may face the toughest re-election races of their careers.

Other leaders in jeopardy in the November elections include Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, the No. 3 Senate leader; Jon Kyl of Arizona, who heads the Senate Republican Policy Committee; and Representative Tom Reynolds of New York, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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A Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll conducted last month showed registered voters favoring Democratic candidates over Republicans by 49 percent to 35 percent; 54 percent of respondents said they wanted to see Democrats control Congress. The party needs to pick up 15 seats to retake the House and six seats to take the Senate.
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[rodeodance]

1. i am glad to see Jon Kyl may be in trouble!

[Tight_rope]

2. I'm glad to see that all the high ranking Repukes are drowning slowly!

[aquart]

3. I want to know about Maalox and Zantac and Previcid consumption

on the Hill. I want to know their guts are twisting manufacturing acid and bile and regurgitating every hour on the hour.

It would give me comfort.