Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has the votes to become the next House speaker

[malchickiwick]

Source: Washington Post

An unbowed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) insisted Thursday that she has the votes to become the chamber’s speaker despite solid opposition from more than a dozen Democrats who want fresh leadership when the party takes control of the chamber next year.

“I have overwhelming support in my caucus to be speaker of the House,” Pelosi told reporters. “I happen to think at this point, I’m the best person for that.”

A vote in the Democratic caucus is scheduled for Nov. 28. The full will House vote Jan. 3 to elect a new speaker.

During her remarks, Pelosi touted the size of the Democratic victory in the midterm election, which she called “almost a tsunami.” With a few races still to be decided, Democrats are poised to pick up close to 40 seats in the chamber.

She called that “the biggest victory for the Democrats since 1974, when the Watergate babies came in.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-leader-nancy-pelosi-says-she-has-the-votes-to-become-the-next-house-speaker/2018/11/15/2262e334-e8c7-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html?utm_term=.24d706de2bec

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[lilactime]

1. She DESERVES overwhelming support!

[DownriverDem]

17. We need her

The next 2 years are going to be pure hell with trump and the repubs. She will give trump hell. She knows how it works. I can't believe newbies think they would be up to the task.

[skylucy]

3. Here some more of those!

[groundloop]

4. Good...our energy needs to be spent on keeping Tiny under control, not infighting

I've heard several people mention the possibility of Speaker Pelosi stepping aside in a couple of years after grooming someone new for the position.... that wouldn't be a bad option. In any case Pelosi has the knowledge and experience to get things done.

[DownriverDem]

18. Crazy right?

Just the fact that these newbies thought they were going to take over is insane. I saw where the 5 white guys pushing to unseat Nancy have less progressive votes than Nancy. We need to focus on our agenda and sticking it to the repubs.

[AllyCat]

25. She just needs to get the next person ready to take over

When Pelosi is sworn in as POTUS.

[sprinkleeninow]

29. This, but not now!

[Freethinker65]

5. Yep. Nancy will show them how it is done.

When SHE is ready and the time is right, SHE will choose to pass the baton to someone else.

[cyclonefence]

6. On top of all the other reasons I want her back

as Speaker of the House, please add:

her very existence pisses off Republicans like nothing else

[flibbitygiblets]

15. She scares the pants off Republicans because she is so effective

We would not have the ACA without her. "Obamacare" could easily have been called "Pelosi-care" because SHE made that happen.

Any Dem speaker that the R's are happy about is cause for concern. They are NOT happy about her, and for very good reason.

[SFnomad]

16. That's just it ... the Democrats could put no person that would make the Republicans happy

It's just like the "oh God no" chorus when it's brought up that Clinton might run again ... "oh God no", because she is hated so much. It's like, do you really think that Republicans will do group hugs with anyone the Democrats nominate?

(side note, I really don't think Clinton will run again, she would have been out there campaigning a lot more in the 2018 election if she were. I don't want to derail this into another Clinton hatefest)

[CatWoman]

7. BRAVO

Nancy

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Seems Like A "Well, Duh!"

The last two years weren't because Nancy let things happen for "it" while the speaker/leader of the opposition. She was NOT the speaker of the house.

The dems were in the minority. How anybody could logically blame what happened on Pelosi is mind boggling.

[DownriverDem]

20. Totally agree

I'm beginning to wonder about these newbies.

[George II]

9. Let's get this over and done with - elect her Speaker. Period.

[CatMor]

10. Wonderful ..... she's the best.

[ck4829]

11. K&R

[sandensea]

12. The most successful House Speaker since John McCormack

Why would Democrats even consider ditching her.

Because our Rethug friends don't like her!?

[SunSeeker]

13. Good. We need this drama to be over and focus on the work we need to do. nt

[iluvtennis]

14. Woohoo, yippee, hooray, bravo.

[lark]

19. Woohoo!!

We need Nancy and shame on those with no experience wanting her out because she's an elderly woman. She kicks ass and they are not helping our side win.

Go, Nancy, go!!

[joanbarnes]

21. Soon to be "Madame President!"

[burrowowl]

27. Hope so!

[brooklynite]

33. Not a chance that'll happen

1. Trump won't be Impeached and Convicted

2. If he did, Pence wouldn't be simultaneously Impeached and Convicted

[ProudProgressiveNow]

22. KR NT

[AlexSFCA]

23. gop scared shitless that she'll be the speaker again

cause she is super effective.

[AllyCat]

24. Yay! Let's get to work!

[Pope George Ringo II]

26. Frankly, I don't have as much emotional investment in her as most here.

I'd be open to the idea of somebody better, but I haven't found a source who has actually been able to name somebody who is genuinely better. Failing that, let's get this behind us and get to work.

(Admittedly, Obama and Hillary would have provoked hilarious GOP responses, but at some point we've got to be serious, and that means Speaker Pelosi.)

[sprinkleeninow]

28. The proof is "in the pudding". Blue Tidal Wave. Nancy! 💙

[ellie]

30. YESSSSSS!

GO NANCY!

[marble falls]

31. Wish they voted on it today, shut down the discord from those who don't get that Pelosi ...

actually has good solid experience that will be helpful as we keep cheetolini under control until the 2020 race.

[Scurrilous]

32. K&R

[DeminPennswoods]

34. These "rebel" dolts apparently can't figure out the GOP

is the one that wants Pelosi out because she's an effective leader. I seriously doubt many, if any, voters for the rebels voted for them because the candidate said they didn't support Pelosi.

[Cha]

37. lol@rebel dolts.

[flying-skeleton]

35. YESSSSSSSSS !!!!

[Doitnow]

36. --Last I heard, Nancy Pelosi know how to count votes!!!!

[Cha]

38. Mahalo, malchickiwick!

Nancy Pelosi!

[oasis]

39. Nancy was just getting warmed up before. Her best is yet to come.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

40. Excellent.

Very good article on the subject:
[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/04/the-nancy-pelosi-problem/554048/|

[dalton99a]

41. She did an amazing job and she deserves it.

Plain and simple

[libdem4life]

42. Two more years...at least!! Love her or hate her...her indication of putting Progressives

in as Committee Chairs speaks to her commitment to train her replacement...love to see Beto O'Rourke...and to help shift the party a bit to the left. I'd guess AOC stands to reap one of them, maybe this choice?

And as has been pointed out up thread...the Republicans hate her with a white hot hate...maybe even more than HRC. Sweet.