Claire McCaskill: "The way to become a leader is by getting the most votes in your caucus."

[StarfishSaver]

"It's not complicated. If there's someone who is ready to step up and be leader, they need to start counting votes and go for it.

"Those people are leaders in their party now because the majority of the people who have elected them to be in Congress want them to be the leaders."

Boom! And there you have it.

[MineralMan]

1. Blunt and to the point.

Congress chooses its own leaders, in a democratic process. The members vote for their leaders. Antagonizing fellow members of Congress is not how one rises in congressional leadership.

Instead, the ability to gain broad-based support for measures before the houses of Congress is how one measures the leadership abilities of members. Nancy Pelosi has proven herself in that regard for multiple terms. That is why she has been elected by the members to be the Speaker of the House in the past, and why she will be elected again in January.

Leadership does not come from making statements to the press. It comes from the hard work of bringing members together to support issues before each house of Congress. Success is based on that, and on nothing else.

[brooklynite]

4. Additionally, leadership falls to those who can show ability to achieve things...

Votes for policies and policies for elections.

[MineralMan]

5. Just as I said. They are elected by their peers.

If they do not achieve, they will not be elected. Our opinions, as citizens, are not important in those elections. Only the members vote.

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[Me.]

3. I'm Guessing 'Some' Will Never Have The Votes

[stopdiggin]

6. Geez, that's harsh. -- Also true.

Funny how that works. ------ --- --- ------

[DURHAM D]

7. This was a push back on the

AOC gang.

[StarfishSaver]

8. This was her response to a question about AOC's comments

She prefaced it with praise for AOC and what she's accomplished and what she's doing ... BUT