Pelosi allies rage over tactics of opponents
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's allies say they are ready to go to war with the small-but-vocal group of young Democratic insurgents who want to topple the Speaker-in-waiting.
Pelosi's foes are threatening to deny her the 218 votes needed on the House floor to be Speaker, forcing multiple rounds of voting until Democrats elect a new leader.
But some Pelosi loyalists — frustrated by the “Never Nancys” dominating headlines on Capitol Hill — are now vowing to use the same guerilla tactics to block the ascension of any other candidate not named Nancy Pelosi.
“Two can play the game. They’re going to get 20 insurgents, then I’ll get 20 insurgents” to block their candidate, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), a staunch Pelosi ally, told The Hill. “I can find 20 rebels too that can deny anybody.”
Pelosi’s closest supporters have already jumped headfirst into the contest, making calls and pressing members to get on board following Democrats' sweeping midterm victories.
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No doubt most of the women especially are very displeased at these attacks, which of course are also attacks on them, but -- we're going to be the majority party!!!! All of the 193 Democrats serving now have spent years planning, only to have to keep waiting for it to happen, and now it has and they have so much to do!
Including for almost all electing the speaker they've been planning right along with.
