pragmatic liberal
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« on: August 09, 2007, 01:01:45 PM » |
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I'll echo the comments of others here. It's unlikely, but possible. They're likely to be bottom-tier, though, unless they are in the leadership (either Majority Leader, Minority Leader, of Speaker). Someone who isn't in the leadership, even if they're longtime incumbents and are a powerful chairperson of a committee, isn't really that likely to be a frontrunner. Even powerful representatives remain relatively anonymous and they usually have not run statewide.
Their chances of being a VP nominee are somewhat higher, but still low.
Still, there have been a few serious runs by members of the House in the past 30 years. Morris Udall made a credible run in 1976 (would have been a better nominee and president than Carter). Dick Gephardt was a credible potential nominee in both '88 and '04, although in neither case did his run actually get very far.
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