Democrats Pick Pelosi … Again

Ryan’s district contained five of the counties where Democrats lost the most votes in OH, compared with 2012.

Incoming Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Sedona, said it made sense to vote for the continued leadership of Nancy Pelosi, adding that the challenge to her election will make leaders listen to members. But after the 2010 election, Republicans held a majority in 53 chambers to the Democrats’ 32.

One hundred and ninety-seven House Democrats cast ballots in Wednesday’s closed-door, secret ballot leadership contest (the figure includes the actual members who will serve in the new Congress as well as three of the four Democratic delegates to Congress from USA territories and the District of Columbia).

Pelosi, Ohio’s Fudge said, has to “engage more people in conversations about where we go from here”. And she vowed that Democrats would continue to stand as a foil to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

In a written statement, Pelosi said the new leaders “will be strengthened by the mandate of their colleagues, and I am eager to partner with them to tackle the work before our country and our caucus”. They are vowing to dismantle or dramatically alter Obamacare and social programs dating back to the Great Society of the mid-1960s. Pelosi was elated by the win.

The Republican Party has criticized Nancy Pelosi’s re-election as House Minority Leader.

Republicans, after years of vilifying Pelosi’s West Coast liberalism, were gleeful at the stasis among Democratic leaders. Chuck Schumer of NY, who just succeeded Sen. Members elected a new Democratic leader, caucus chair, whip, and caucus vice chair, though only the leader and vice chair positions were now contested.

Yarmuth said he would use the position to promote Democratic stances on health policy and tax reform. She was instrumental in passing Obama’s 2009 stimulus package.

It includes tinkering with but not blowing up the Affordable Care Act to make coverage more accessible and affordable.

Ryan said he shook Pelosi’s hand after the vote totals were announced and moved to make it unanimous. It’s one of a number of reasonable explanations – as is the candidate’s personal liabilities and the campaign’s error of not treating Wisconsin and MI as electoral problems. “No one is a better tactician than Nancy Pelosi”. There also may be common ground on a paid family leave program and closing some glaring tax loopholes.

Peterson told MPR that redistricting and the politics pushed by the Democratic caucus are endangering blue-dog members like him, not Pelosi.

Other top leadership posts are uncontested, with Steny Hoyer of Maryland in the No. 2 job of whip, and Jim Clyburn of SC in the No. 3 position of assistant leader.

The protest message posed by Ryan’s challenge, like the message that came from voters on election night, can’t be ignored by Democratic leaders, Walz said.

We offer congratulations, but Mrs. Pelosi will need a courageous face along with a spring in her step as she whistles past her party’s expanding graveyard.

“I am more nervous now than when Tim first ran for office”, said Fogarty, who has been friends with the congressman since their days together at Warren JFK High School and later at Bowling Green State University.