Pelosi cranks up campaign to win over freshmen

[PoliticAverse]

Nancy Pelosi’s wooing of the incoming Democratic freshmen is in full-force, with private meetings, deployment of Democratic bigwigs and lavish dinners with members-elect and their spouses.

Seeking to return to the speaker’s chair now that Democrats have won back the majority, Pelosi has launched a charm offensive for the incoming class of lawmakers in a bid to win their support, even though a number of them have promised to vote against her when they were out on the campaign trail.

Pelosi secretly showed up to the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s freshman orientation session on Monday to try to ingratiate herself with about 20 members-elect in attendance. There, Pelosi played up her role creating the caucus as an original founding member of the group and touted her background working as progressive community organizer in California.

On Tuesday afternoon, Pelosi held a reception for all Democrats at Osteria Morini, an Italian restaurant by the D.C. waterfront. On Wednesday, the members-elect will be introduced to their colleagues at a Democratic Caucus meeting, a lengthy process that put them on stage with Pelosi. The California Democrat will follow that up with an appearance at the Congressional Black Caucus meeting; the CBC is a powerful faction inside the Democratic Caucus. Then Pelosi will host a private dinner for members-elect and their spouses Wednesday evening in Statuary Hall, right off the House floor.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. She has a lot of committee seats to dicker with...

I don't think many chairs are up, but committee membership is a key issue for members. That's where they really get a chance to fight for the things they ran on.

[vlyons]

2. well afterall, it is politics, ain't it?

She's not going to pout like Trump

[Me.]

3. Essentially These 4 Will Be Voting To Give The Cons & Trump What They Want Dearly

Abigail Spanberger (Va.), Jason Crow (Colo.), Joe Cunningham (S.C.) and Max Rose (N.Y.).

[George II]

4. Those four worry me. Even Kathleen Rice of NY, one of the first to buck Pelosi, has realized....

....that she's the right person.

[Me.]

5. When Did She Realize That

Last Wed. she was on a conference call with 7 others who will vote against Nancy thus giving the GOPers and Trump what they dearly want.

[George II]

15. I forget when I read that, it was a few days ago. Maybe it was a speculative article?

[UniteFightBack]

13. I voted for Kathleen Rice....I will call her office tomorrow. nt

[Blue_true]

8. My guess is once they recognize how the vote works, they will vote for Pelosi.

Connor Lamb, after working with Pelosi for a number of months, seem to now back her, his first vote on her as leader.

Maybe the guy from South Carolina will defect, because frankly, we didn't think he had a chance. The others will be committing political suicide to defect on the vote, given the help they got from democratic organizations and the DCCC.

[Me.]

10. I Didn't KNow Connor Lamb Changed HIs Mind

Good to know

[Blue_true]

12. At least he has not been as vocal as he was. nt

[SCantiGOP]

6. My personal preference:

Would be for her to take the Speakership and announce that she will step down at the end of 2019.
She is 78 years old. I don’t think an 80 year old leader is the person to lead the New Democratic Party with its energized under-30 voters into the next decade.

[Celerity]

7. End of 2020, I want her there whilst Trump still has massive control. If the Twitler nightmarishly

wins somehow, then obviously she and all the leadership probably step down or will be forced out.

[Me.]

9. I'll GRade Her On Performance

not age

[Takket]

11. not sure how this is going to work out but.........

local TV in Detroit had a sit down with three newly elected women Michigan is sending to the House... and none of them wanted Pelosi as leader.

[PoliticAverse]

16. But will any of them actually vote for her in the end? n/t

[SaschaHM]

14. Good. A Speaker without the backing of a majority of the caucus, is going to be a terrible Speaker.