Parties and Leaders

Parties:

• Party in the electorate (PIE) 
• Party organization (PO) 
• Partisan outside groups (POG) 
• Party in government (PIG) 

Party campaign committees:

Republican... RNC NRCC NRSC
Democratic.. DNC DCCC* DSCC*

*Chair appointed by party leader

The Four Strategic Postures Since 2000 (House, by election year)

                                                Majority                      Minority

            Pres Party                    Dem 08                      GOP 06

                                                GOP 00, 02, 04           Dem 10,12,14

           

            Out Party                    GOP 10,12,14             GOP 08

                                                Dem 06                       Dem 00, 02, 04

Note:  even majorities of the president's party may split with the administration agenda.  See Democrats on trade in 1993 and 2014.

Hill leadership

• House
• Senate

Congressional Member Organizations