Centrist Democrats talk leadership changes after negative election results

[babylonsister]

Centrist Democrats talk leadership changes after negative election results
By Scott Wong and Mike Lillis - 11/04/20 01:50 PM EST


Stung by their party’s dispiriting showing at the polls Tuesday, two moderate House Democrats say they and other centrists are privately discussing a plan that was unthinkable just 24 hours earlier: throwing their support behind a challenger to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

The two Democrats told The Hill on Wednesday that they were reaching out to their colleagues about backing one of Pelosi’s top lieutenants, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), for Speaker in the next Congress.

“He’s the only one prepared and positioned” to be Speaker, said one of the Democratic lawmakers. “He bridges moderates and progressives better than anyone. And most importantly, he’s not Nancy Pelosi.”

The idea was immediately shot down by Jeffries, who says he's focused on keeping his current spot. Yet the grumbling reflects a remarkable shift in internal Democratic thinking in the immediate wake of Tuesday’s elections.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/524503-centrist-democrats-talk-leadership-changes-after-negative-election-results

[empedocles]

1. Hill agitprop

'Centrist' gives them away. Designed to provoke at least comment from 'the left'.

[Proud liberal 80]

2. I do think the Democrats need a new face

here in Texas, I saw Pelosi face in so many political ads, you would have thought she was running for office here...And the two Democrats in this area loss

[BlueNProud]

7. If they're cleaning house they should start with Schumer

he's a chump. Turtle runs rings around him for fun.

[Proud liberal 80]

9. Agree

Would like to see someone like Tammy Duckworth as leader

[BannonsLiver]

12. +1

If people want to have a conversation about Pelosi, Fine. But I think Schumer deserves plenty of scrutiny as well.

[Stallion]

3. No but I'd Like to See Colin Alred out of Dallas move into a leadership position

young, articulate, inspiring former NFL player who has transformed a Dallas/Dallas suburban district that had voted Republican for generations-winning his 2nd term

We do have to groom more young Democratic leaders

[Sogo]

4. You don't groom them by throwing them into the top spot.

Speaker is two heartbeats from the Presidency.

Nancy Pelosi has more than proven her competency for the role she's in and should, IMO, continue.

[Stallion]

5. I said "a" not "the"--that's why I started with "No" to getting rid of Nancy Pelosi

[Sogo]

6. Sorry, my bad.

I get a little crazy when people criticize Nancy P.

In my book, she deserves as much admiration as RGB, and I, for one, have that for her....

[ramapo]

8. Thought Nancy had agreed to step down

There was opposition in 2018 but she said nobody was ready to step in so she viewed her term as possibly transitional.

[Laelth]

13. I think she mentioned 2022 in that interview, but yes.

The topic has come up.



-Laelth

[Azathoth]

11. Pelosi needs to step aside

We are long overdue for new blood at the top our party. Obama was new blood and look what happened.

Pelosi is 80 years old and has been our leader in the House for well over a decade. There's no shame in letting someone else step up.

We can't be the party of youth and change if our leadership are all octagenarians.