Running Against Pelosi Become Popular Among Endangered Democrats
I personally doubt that any of these people would actually dare vote against Pelosi if the House was closely divided which is why I don’t trust any of these people: There are now more than a dozen House Democrats – the list is at 14 and growing by the day – who want to fire Speaker Nancy Pelosi if their party somehow manages to keep its majority on Nov. 2. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania on Tuesday became the latest to decide that it was politically advantageous to jettison the first female House Speaker in history. It is becoming a trend, as vulnerable Democrats in conservative districts or tough races decide Pelosi’s San Francisco liberalism is too heavy of a weight to survive. The vanguard of outright Pelosi opponents includes Jim Marshall of Georgia, who has even run TV ads against the Speaker, Gene Taylor of Mississippi, Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, Peter DeFazio of Oregon, and Bobby Bright of Alabama. “We need to have leadership from the middle, conservative centrist leadership. It’s too hard to govern from the middle if you’re from the far left or the far right,” Marshall spokesman Doug Moore told The Daily Caller. Other House Democrats who have refused to commit to supporting Pelosi – indicating they too would like to see a change – include Walt Minnick of Idaho, Michael McMahon of New York, Scott Murphy of New York, Travis Childers of Mississippi, Dan Boren of Oklahoma, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Zack Space of Ohio, and Chet Edwards of Texas. TheDC contacted 50 conservative Blue Dog Democrats by phone and e-mail on Tuesday, and received only one response in support of Pelosi. And then there’s this : A new Gallup poll finds that Nancy Pelosi’s favorable rating is 29 percent — the lowest it has been since Pelosi became Speaker of the House. Fifty-six percent of those surveyed have an unfavorable view of Pelosi. I’m not sure her approval numbers are even that high among congressional Democrats right now. If the GOP retakes control of the House one of the most interesting post-election stories will be the future of Pelosi. Ousted Speakers don’t generally remain in the House – they retire from Congress and turn the minority leadership over to someone else. Could San Fran Nan bring herself to give up all political power and leave Washington where she’s lived for all these years and return to private life? She certainly would not be able to get enough votes in the Dem caucus to retain any sort of leadership position, and I don’t see Nancy taking a seat as a back-bencher. They may have to drag her kicking and screaming out of there.
Running Against Pelosi Become Popular Among Endangered Democrats
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