Nov. 14, 2022: Get ready for a bonkers week in politics

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🗓️ 14 November 2022

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For Republicans, Festivus comes early this year. In fact, it starts today at 4:30 p.m. That’s when House Republicans kick off their candidate forum for leadership positions next Congress — the first formal event in what is expected to be a weeklong, party-wide Airing of Grievances following Republicans’ abysmal Election Day performance. Plus Mitch McConnell, we hear, is confident of his own reelection as leader — even as he faces mounting pushback from Trump allies in the chamber. On Sunday night, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) became the latest Republican to back a delay of Wednesday’s scheduled leadership elections — citing the Dec. 6 Georgia runoff. And Trump’s scheduled Tuesday campaign announcement is still moving full steam ahead despite fellow Republicans begging him to hold off in light of the pending Georgia contest. GOP drama aside, Speaker Nancy Pelosi might actually be the pivotal character of the week. With control of the House still in the balance, House Democrats have been left twiddling their thumbs as they await a long-anticipated retirement announcement — or news that she plans to seek another term as leader. Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0	Presented by Meadow.
0:02.4	Hey, good morning, playbookers.
0:04.2	I'm Ragulman-Avallon.
0:05.2	It's Monday.
0:06.2	Today's show, a little bit on the congressional leadership intrigue.
0:09.5	It's your Politico Playbook Daily briefing.
0:15.7	Before we get into it, a little bit on the race for the House.
0:18.6	Control of the House remains undetermined, but Democrats' path to keeping their majority narrowed on Sunday.
0:24.4	Politico projects that Republicans have won 212 seats to Democrats 203.
0:29.6	Per our own Steve Shepard, only 10 remaining uncalled races are true toss-ups,
0:33.6	with Republicans needing to only win three to secure the majority.
0:37.8	GP candidates now lead in seven of those toss-up races.
0:41.3	As Cook political reports, David Wasserman tweeted yesterday,
0:44.3	Dembs dreams of holding the House majority probably died tonight.
0:48.8	For Republicans, Festivus comes early this year.
0:51.6	In fact, it starts today at 4.30 p.m. That's when House Republicans
0:55.7	kick off their candidate form for leadership positions next Congress. The first formal event,
1:01.2	in what is expected to be a week-long, party-wide airing of grievances following Republicans'
1:06.3	abysmal Election Day performance. Would-be Speaker Kevin McCarthy will face a stocking horse
1:11.3	challenge from Senior House Freedom Caucus member Andy Biggs, who, as CNN's Mel Zanona
1:16.5	scooped, is running to demonstrate that the California Republican doesn't have the 218 votes
1:21.9	to be Speaker. Biggs' challenge will matter, at least not yet anyway. McCarthy only needs
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