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Nancy Pelosi has picked off another Democratic detractor who vowed to oppose the long-time Democratic leader, putting her one step closer to regaining the speakers gavel in January.
Rep. Brian Higgins, a New York Democrat who has criticized Pelosi for months and promised to vote against her in the new Congress, announced his support for the California Democrat Wednesday.
"Power has been too consolidated atop the caucus and it was my hope that along with like-minded members, we would forge a new leadership structure," Higgins said in a statement Wednesday. "Following conversations with Nancy and other caucus leaders, I have renewed confidence that more voices will be heard, that members will each have greater opportunities to advance policies meaningful to the communities and country we love."
Higgins is the latest Pelosi critic to make an about-face Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) announced she was backing Pelosi on Tuesday, just days after openly considering a bid against her. Fudge's change of heart leaves the rebel group without anyone to challenge Pelosi for the top job.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/another-pelosi-opponent-flips-weakening-effort-to-block-her-speaker-bid/ar-BBPXjxz?li=BBnb7Kz
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)it's not really a flip just another deal they both knew would be made, or less kindly another troublemaker bought off.
All the statements I've read so far "more voices will be heard, that members will each have greater opportunities to advance," yada-yada, but the advantage gained is clearly for themselves.
I imagine some of the these people are worth their spit and will do good with more prestigious or interesting positions, but for some there are going to be reasons other congresspeople were elevated instead and they're usually going to be good reasons. Our leaders have nothing to gain by elevating second or third (fifth?) choices over those more suited to positions of greater responsibility.
Cha
(295,899 posts)Wonder what his gop media Nancy hatefest Soaked constituents will think of this?
Cha
(295,899 posts)https://buffalonews.com/2018/11/21/higgins-in-a-reversal-will-back-pelosi/
BH is from Buffalo, New York.
Volaris
(10,260 posts)Is that they could have done ALL of this behind closed doors, told 'the public' there was a very useful leadership discussion involving the prioritizing of certian issues over others,
And avoided this whole mess.
SMDH.
To my mind, there was never any question that Pelosi was, is , and will be moving forward, THE leader of the DemHouse.
The only other consideration is Hillary Clinton for Speaker (for reasons that should be obvious--and that still means that Nancy would run the day to day), but since that for whatever seems to be a pipe dream,
Yeah it's Nancy, because nobody else can count heads as well (duh).
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)The woman is a wrecking ball, she doe not stop. I love her and Trump is about to know what its like to get rolled.