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Rahm Emanuel near Espanola with Ben Ray Lujan
Is Ben Ray Luján the next Rahm Emanuel? Maybe, according to Politico.
In an article looking at who could take over as the next up-and-coming Democratic House leader, Luján’s name is thrown out there — albeit there is no reason given and it is just one of many. Emanuel, of course, has left the House to become President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff.
Probably the biggest name thrown out there is Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Also listed prominently are John B. Larson of Connecticut, Xavier Becerra of California, Joseph Crowley of New York and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida.
Luján’s name is tacked onto a list of “youngsters” in the House who have a chance at being in the leadership. Politico wrote, “The 2008 Democratic class has put rookies like Pennsylvania Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper, Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, New Mexico Rep. Ben R. Lujan, New York Rep. Dan Maffei and Colorado Rep. Jared Polis on the map.”
But before you put some money down on the northern New Mexican making that leap to House leadership, see this caveat from Politico:
But it’s way too early to tell which members of this class will establish themselves as prominent voices inside the party — in fact, it’s too tough at this point to tell who will even retain their seats if 2010 proves to be a tough midterm cycle for Democrats.
