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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore Democrats threaten to withhold support for Pelosi's House Speaker role
WASHINGTON - A group of nine Democrats threatened Friday to withhold support for Nancy Pelosi's House Speaker bid, creating a potential roadblock for the California Democrat who has been lobbying for weeks to get her old role back.
Pelosi was already fighting for support from a group of 16 Democrats who penned a letter, declaring they wouldn't support the minority speaker and instead called for new leadership.
The new group of nine Democrats from the Problem Solvers Caucus threatened to withhold support for Pelosi until she agrees to a list of demands that includes House rule changes that could potentially allow for more bipartisan legislation to pass.
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More Democrats threaten to withhold support for Pelosi's House Speaker role (Original Post)
orangecrush
Nov 2018
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brush
(53,922 posts)1. This was posted yesterday. Another group looking to see if they can get plum assignments.
Pelosi will pick them off one-by-one.
Me.
(35,454 posts)2. Gosh, Maybe Their Bi-Partisan Approach Will Get Them A Con Speaker
after all, the Cons were so concerned by what the Dems wanted. So why not wreck things just as we have a chance to restore the harm.
BootinUp
(47,200 posts)3. So they want reduce the impact of our victory? Nt
wryter2000
(46,094 posts)4. Who are these idiots?
Their constituents need to be on the phone with them.
Me.
(35,454 posts)5. So Where Were These People Over The Last 2 Years
pwb
(11,294 posts)6. More fake division?
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)7. Then on the 28th 240 - 9 Dems will choose their
Democratic candidate for speaker. In January, the 9 out of 240 Democrats will have a choice to join 195 Republicans in voting for another candidate, or whatever.
Nothing new here. Elections would be without purpose if we were ants. This reminds me of those on the left who either voted Trump or not at all rather than vote for America's first woman candidate for president.