Tom O'Donnell, former chief of staff to House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt (Mo.) and managing partner at Gephardt Government Affairs, said the state of the party and the chances of winning back the majority play into whether a Member can be talked into staying in the House.
"I think people thought that we had a pretty good shot at winning the place back [in 2000]," O'Donnell said, a sentiment that helped keep Democrats from retiring that year.
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Kyle Mulhall and Scott Brenner have joined Gephardt Government Affairs.
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