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BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 11/16/18 08:53 AM EST
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) on Thursday said that one of the reasons that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could face challenges to her bid for the Speaker's gavel is because of "lost seats" over the last eight years.
"She didn't do this by herself," Fudge explained, discussing the Democrats taking back control of the House in last week's midterm elections. "She also was the person who over the last eight years, lost seats. It's one thing to give people credit for winning if you also make them responsible for losing."
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A group of anti-Pelosi Democrats have ramped up efforts to recruit Fudge to run against Pelosi. Fudge herself has expressed some interest in challenging Pelosi for Speaker.
"People are asking me to do it, and I am thinking about it," she told Cleveland.com Wednesday.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/417077-marcia-fudge-pelosi-lost-seats-over-the-past-eight-years
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)Bfd
(1,406 posts)it's obvious.
Seth is using you as his personal heat shield in his game.
Think about that.
Pelosi & your caucaus will take you farther than mr moltan or mr ryan ever would.
Maxine Waters, Jim Clyburn & your caucaus knows this.
Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)If she has a case for being the Speaker, now is the time for her to make it.
Let's hear her and her supporters explain how she'd be a better choice than Pelosi and a better choice for our 2020 odds.
Denzil_DC
(7,262 posts)The CBC has been spoiling to elevate a group member into one of the top two positions in Democratic leadership for years, with current CBC Chairman Cedric Richmond writing as recently as two weeks ago that having a black speaker or majority leader was a top priority.
But in interviews with eight CBC members about Fudge's possible bid for speaker, all but two members said they would back Pelosi over Fudge. Other CBC members on Thursday tweeted or put out statements of support for Pelosi, including Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the most powerful African-American in the House and a close friend and ally of Fudge.
"She knows that, she knows that, she knows I'm for Pelosi," Clyburn said of Fudge in a brief interview in the Capitol.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/15/black-caucus-pelosi-speaker-994469
GoCubsGo
(32,094 posts)If she "didn't do this (win back the House in record fashion) by herself", then she didn't lose all those seats by herself, either. Just sayin'. SMGDH.
brush
(53,871 posts)Don't say stupid things if you think you should be Speaker.
awesomerwb1
(4,268 posts)but she was the person "who lost seats"?
Very trumpian analysis right there.
In It to Win It
(8,283 posts)Marcia was there during the losses also.
treestar
(82,383 posts)This is second only to claiming the POTUS has to win them all.
JHan
(10,173 posts)but given the story behind the loss, it's a bit strange to rub it in Pelosi's face. The ACA was a tremendous achievement. And the version she passed had the public option attached.
winstars
(4,220 posts)Sorry Rep Fudge, I cannot support someone I never heard of to be third in line of succession to POTUS.
Go NANCY!!!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... I think she's should be completely disqualified from having such an important role, with such high visibility, and just TWO heartbeats away from the presidency.