This from
the Land of Darkness (redstate):
Dear Republican Colleague,
I am writing to announce my candidacy for Republican Leader in the 110th Congress and to ask for your support. I will make every effort to speak with you about this personally before our leadership elections, and I am anxious to hear your thoughts and counsel.
Like all of you, I was deeply disappointed with the outcome of Election Day 2006. I am saddened to think of the men and women who will leave our ranks and cannot reflect on the names without emotion or ask, as Gideon did in defeat, "why has all this happened to us?"
Pence is from Indiana's 6th district. I admit I don't know much about him, so feel free to fill in details in comments. According to
his wikipedia entry, he has made a name for himself as a faux moderate on immigration, against amnesty but in favor of a guest worker program.
Who's going to run against him? As an extreme conservative, can he win after last night? Any thoughts?