With Democrats set to take control of the House in January after their midterm victory this week, the question now turns to who will take the speaker’s gavel — and if any of the rank-and-file will put their name forward to oppose House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this week that she was confident that she would be speaker again.
“I don’t think anyone deserves anything. It’s not about what you have done, it’s what you can do. What you’ve done in the past speaks to your credentials, but it’s about what you can do, and I think I’m the best person to go forward, to unify, to negotiate,” she said.
“I’m a good negotiator, as anyone can see in terms of how we’ve won every negotiation so far,” she added.
But there have been long-standing fears among some Democrats that Pelosi hurts House Democrats in some competitive races, and could also be holding back its next generation of leaders.- READ MORE