Pelosi, potential challenger Fudge hold 'candid' discussion
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) huddled Friday with a potential rival for Speaker, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), as the Democratic infighting intensified over who will lead their newly won majority next year.
Neither Pelosi nor Fudge disclosed details of their 45-minute conversation, which took place in Pelosi’s office in the Capitol. The meeting was brokered by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), among the most powerful figures in the Congressional Black Caucus and a strong supporter of Pelosi. Both Fudge and Cummings have chaired the CBC in previous years.
“We had a candid and respectful conversation," Pelosi said in a terse statement.
Fudge is being lobbied heavily by a group of anti-Pelosi insurgents to challenge Pelosi, who’s been at the top of the party since 2003.
Before the meeting, Fudge, walking down the hallway to the Capitol, told The Hill she had not made any decision yet about jumping into the Speaker’s race against Pelosi.
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