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what are chris van holland's plans for the future? >> that is a mystery. the past two cycles, he's been running the dcc, the democratic congressional campaign committee, travelling the country back and forth and raising money for all sorts of candidates, making friends along the way and getting high marks as one of the public spokespersons of the democratic party, especially on that sunday morning talk show circuit and he announced he was going to step down from that post saying two terms were enough for anyone to do the job and so far, he's said he is going to support speaker pelosi and has not endorsed anyone in that minority whip race that we talked about and despite the fact that the washington post named him as the person having the worst week in washington last week, that doesn't seem to affect his reputation and some people we spoke to on alcohol said they would -- on capitol hill would be surprised if, once all the dust settles on this, if chris von holland doesn't emerge with a spot among the top democratic leadership. >> thank you. >>> president

i know that chris van holland will make that fight based on values and reducing deficit and fighting for the middle class. i want to congratulate him on his new position. >> steny hoyer. >> thank you very much. that was difficult election to stay least. the american public reflected their anxiety. and their desire that the congress of the united states focus on creating jobs. we're committed to that objective. i talked about it. the speaker talked about it and others talked about the jent zwroned make it in america. we want to make sure that americans understand that they and their children can make it in america but also that we can make it in america, manufacturing and growing in america so that we grow good jobs for our people. we will will b ever vigilant to keep the republicans -- through their rhetoric on fiscal balance and jobs. that is what the american people have asked us to do. that's what we think we have been doing, which is why we created a million jobs this year alone in the private sector. we will continue the work and focus on the agenda that we have listened to the

chris van holland who oversaw the campaign for house democrats said it could have been worse. worse than 61 seats? he's having his democratic national campaign committee says they could have lost 15 to more seats it could have been an 80-seat loss according to chris van holland, this is a memo that he circulated to his colleagues yesterday. i was able to get it late yesterday afternoon. 60 seats doesn't looking too bad if you look at 80. and last night, joe biden was here in this building, t.j. and larry king sat down and talked to him about a whole range of issues, afghanistan, tax issues and sarah palin. he said that she's a very appealing person and she's turned out to be a real force in the republican party. he said you should never underestimate anyone especially when it comes to 2012, the fact that she's a real force in the party, she could become president obama's nemesis, so to speak in 2012. but mr. biden said this, but if in fact she did, he feels confident that he and president obama will win re-election in 2012. >> paul, mark, thanks so much, we'll check in with yo

van holland of maryland or john larsen of connecticut, when the music stops there will be only so many chairs and somebody will be sitting without a leadership post. but you think they'll reach a deal where they avoid this type of battle. but if they do. you've sign it. cbc and waxman, everybody is on different camps. and some are saying the republicans are in denial. they feel like the president doesn't get it yet and some conservative democrats are saying that. >> pelosi has not endorsed either man? >> no. i think she's stayed neutral. and the race would be decided next week and they would come back in the lame duck and vote and she would stay out of it. and some of her constituents have backed hour so i don't think she will formally endorse. >> what does the president get involved in this? >> the white house is staying clear and saying we're not getting involved in leadership races. but i imagine people in the white house were kind of stunned as i was on capitol hill that nancy pelosi did not step aside. >> leading into the big election 2012, can't be a good setup for the president?

i suspect that chris van holland, despite a big loss as part of this time would remain the rising star in a top leadership figure in the party. >> since forgetting into persons, i just have to do this. since forgetting it to personalities, the impact of sir palin over the next two years? >> look, i think that the little cover story that you see, you see occasional references to this route, but the person -- the people who got slapped the hardest i think in the selection, besides nancy pelosi and barack obama are jim demint and sarah palin. jim demint and sarah palin are responsible for the fact that the senate did not go republican. they are the ones who are responsible for christine o'donnell. they're the ones responsible for joe miller in alaska. they responsible for 10 buck in colorado. they responsible for assuring angle in nevada. in those -- those characters for a recheck it. in every single case, when the republicans won a senate seat, except in the randy paul case, the margin was considerably smaller for a tea party kind of candidate and it was for regular. rob portman, dan coa

i expect that chris van holland despite a big loss for his party this time will remain a rising star and a figure in the party. >> since we're getting into this, i just have to do this because i just have to. since we're getting into personalities, the impact of sarah palin over the next two years. >> i think the little cover stories you see with occasional references on this around, but the people who got slapped the hardest i think in this election beside nancy pelosi and barak obama are jim demint and sarah palin. jim demint and sarah pay lin are responsible for the senate not going republican. they are responsible for christine o'donnell and ken buck in colorado and sharon angle in nevada. those characters were all rejected. in every single case when the republicans won a senate seat except in the rand paul case, the margin was considerably smaller for a tea party kind of candidate than it was for a regular. rob portman, dan coatz, but the regulars across the board finished far better off, and you can even put marco rubio in there because he got less than 50% of the vote as well.

i would expect that chris van holland, despite his loss for his party this time, will remain a rising star and a top leadership figure in the party. >> since we are getting into personalities, i just have to do this. the impact of sarah palin over the next two years? >> i think the little cover story that you -- you see occasional references, but the people who got slapped the hardest in this election beside nancy pelosi and barack obama cards and demand and sarah palin. they are responsible for the fact that the senate did not go republican. they are the ones who are responsible for christine m. o'donnell. they are responsible for joe miller in alaska. they are responsible for sharron angle in nevada. those characters were all rejected, in every single case, when the republicans won a senate seat, except in the rand paul case, the margin was considerably smaller 48 tea party kind of candidate that was for a regular. -- for a two-party kind of candidate. forget about mark kirk. he is a separate case. he is a moderate to barely one. the drug dealers across the board finished far better