House Democrats nominate Nancy Pelosi to be next speaker

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House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi to be the next House speaker on Wednesday, giving the longtime party leader a vote of confidence amid rebellion from some members of the caucus.

She still needs to win a roll call vote on the House floor in January, when her party will take over a majority in the chamber for the first time in eight years. Some Democrats expect to oppose Pelosi's bid for speaker after calling for new leadership.

Pelosi, the first woman to serve as House speaker, would take over the post she last held in 2011. On Wednesday afternoon, she said "it was so inspiring to hear my colleagues place my name in nomination once again" for speaker. She ran unopposed for the nomination.

While numerous current and incoming Democratic lawmakers initially opposed Pelosi's bid for speaker, a serious challenge to the California Democrat never materialized. Asked about the whip count for the upcoming speaker vote, Pelosi responded, "I think we're in pretty good shape."

Earlier Wednesday, the leaders of the Pelosi opposition — Democratic Reps. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Kathleen Rice of New York and Tim Ryan of Ohio — met with the minority leader ahead of caucus leadership votes. After the talks, Moulton said "no agreement was reached" about a leadership transition.

"We are hopeful Leader Pelosi will invite us back to the table to plan for the future success of the Democratic Party," he said in a statement.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/28/house-democrats-nominate-nancy-pelosi-to-be-next-house-speaker.html
 
[h=1]Democrats overwhelmingly nominate Pelosi as Speaker amid rebellion :cool:[/h]


House Democrats voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to nominate Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to the Speakership amid an entrenched rebellion from insurgent lawmakers who pose the starkest threat to her long reign atop the party.

The outcome was no surprise. Pelosi was running uncontested and enjoys widespread support within the liberal-heavy caucus she’s led since 2003.

The much higher bar will come in the first week of January, when the full House meets to choose the Speaker in a public vote requiring a majority of the entire voting chamber. It’s there that the insurgents feel they can block Pelosi’s ascension, even as Pelosi and her allies have projected nothing but confidence that she’ll retake the gavel she lost following the red wave elections of 2010.

Wednesday’s Speaker vote was conducted by private ballot in the Visitors Center of the Capitol. It was reflective of the unusual nature of this year’s leadership elections that there were written ballots at all.

Read more: https://itk.thehill.com/homenews/house/418653-democrats-overwhelmingly-nominate-pelosi-as-speaker

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noise said:
:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

early Xmas gift -or the gift that keeps on giving
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Nah, demonizing Pelosi is so 2010, only works with those who are never going to vote blue regardless, and Trump lucked out, given some of the other options he could have been facing investigations into everything and anything Trump
 
Nordberg said:
Didn't PP celebrate that Nancy would be gone? He was so sure of himself.
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No....I always expected her to remain the minority leader.......however, Trump has specifically requested Republicans to give her lots of rope......(wait, is it too soon after the Mississippi win to talk about hangings?).......
 
This is going to be entertaining to see the old bat's brain disintegrate even further over time...
 
Reports indicate Pelosi doesn't have enough vote commitments to regain the speakership.

BUT !!

Reportedly no other Democrat is willing to run against her.

AND !!

The current speaker, Speaker Ryan (R) rejected the job for days, until his Republican chums sweetened the pot to Ryan's satisfaction.

But Ryan found the slot so odious he's not only leaving the speakership, but exiting congress entirely.

Perhaps Pelosi's just more of a man than Ryan is.
 
If only she would with every word calculate everything she says to piss off mainstream republicans for the amusement of property confiscating radicals, then you assholes would know what it feels like.
 
archives said:
Nah, demonizing Pelosi is so 2010, only works with those who are never going to vote blue regardless, and Trump lucked out, given some of the other options he could have been facing investigations into everything and anything Trump
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trump ran against Pelosi in the mid terms. It only cost him 40 seats.
 
sear said:
Reports indicate Pelosi doesn't have enough vote commitments to regain the speakership.

BUT !!

Reportedly no other Democrat is willing to run against her.

AND !!

The current speaker, Speaker Ryan (R) rejected the job for days, until his Republican chums sweetened the pot to Ryan's satisfaction.

But Ryan found the slot so odious he's not only leaving the speakership, but exiting congress entirely.

Perhaps Pelosi's just more of a man than Ryan is.
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Overseeing the Republican/Teabag caucus is like herding cats. Boner was nothing more than a sniffling drunk, and Ryan is way out of his league.

Nobody in history is better at counting votes than Pelosi. I think we'll see her keep the position for 2 years, and cultivate some new blood in 2020, as new optics will be necessary.
 
archives said:
Nah, demonizing Pelosi is so 2010, only works with those who are never going to vote blue regardless, and Trump lucked out, given some of the other options he could have been facing investigations into everything and anything Trump
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she's more then "2010" she's Speaker.
Which means she gets coverage and she get's to say whacky unintelligible stuff :blah: to the cameras

She's the ( old, haggard and confused ) face of the Democratic party!
 
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