Dec. 1, 2022: Dems in disarray makes a (brief) comeback
Since Election Day, the drama in the House has been concentrated on the GOP side, as Kevin McCarthy tries to overcome a MAGA world mutiny to get the gavel, and Democrats smoothly elect three new leaders to succeed Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and Jim Clyburn.\nBut it turns out things are not all kumbaya in the House Dem caucus.\xa0\n\u2014 Amid some Democrats\u2019 discontentment about Clyburn\u2019s insistence on staying in leadership, Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) has decided to challenge him for the assistant leader job \u2014 a vote that will happen later today.\xa0\n\u2014 And there\u2019s an intense whisper campaign happening behind the scenes about Rep. Tony C\xe1rdenas' (D-Calif.) bid to head the DCCC \u2014 one that compiles ugly past allegations about sexual assault, as well as new alleged connections to a man known as the \u201cboogeyman of porn.\u201d\xa0\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host and Senior Editor of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.