Jon Kyl’s whip vote set for Dec. 6
November 28th, 2007, 1:16 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Paul Giblin
President Bush with Trent Lott (left) and Jon Kyl (right)
Jon Kyl appears to have a short and easy path to become Senate minority whip, the No. 2 leadership position among Republicans.
The Washington-based newspaper Roll Call reported today that Republican Senators will gather in a special conference meeting to conduct their leadership elections on Dec. 6. Roll Call cited an e-mail sent to members Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Duffy, editor of The Cook Political Report, a Washington-based newsletter, told me this morning that no other GOP senators have appeared on the scene to challenge Kyl for the post.
“They’ve done a pretty good job of clearing the field for him and avoiding a contentious race, which frankly, the party doesn’t need right now,” she said.
For more on this, check out my story in the Thursday edition of the Tribune here: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/102936
Also, I will have one or two more items about Kyl here at Checking In later.
