A decision from the Democrats could come next month, officials said.

It is a different world from the one the older Democrats made for themselves here, with the power of their numbers.

But what else to expect, they asked, from the Democrats?

It is not clear how much help he will get from Democrats in an election year.

But whether he will win real cooperation from the Democrats is another question.

To date, there has been no response from the Democrats, he said.

The delegation could go from eight white Democrats in 1990 to one after this year.

But the real exploitation on this issue is coming from the Democrats.

"We've just taken a huge resource off the table from the Democrats."

He withdrew from the Democrats as a member in 2007.