THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN':

For Ford, Loss May Aid Advance: Tennessean Competing With Rep. Pelosi for Democratic Post (Edward Walsh, November 13, 2002, Washington Post)

By jumping into the race just as Frost withdrew, [Thomas E. Mann, a congressional scholar at the Brookings Institution] said, Ford angered many Democrats and may have miscalculated how the challenge to Pelosi will affect his political future.

"We'll see if this effort helps or hinders his long-term ambitions," Mann said. "My guess is that he's fighting the wrong battle at the wrong time."

Mr. Ford was on NPR this morning and said something truly remarkable: A majority of House Democrats have never been in the majority (over half were elected in '94 or after). Recall that, prior to '94 there had not been a GOP majority in forty years and the Democrat majority was frequently referred to as "permanent".. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 13, 2002 1:40 PM