One thing REALLY bothers me about Lamb's campaign:

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151. He hasn't yet worked with Pelosi. He will.

For some reason, I have seen posts on this thread implying that the House Democrats could ditch Pelosi and go on as a rudder-less ship until near the next election. Obviously some people here have never set foot inside the Capitol and have no clue how our congressional factions work. Both parties have leaders, either majority leaders or minority leaders. There IS no such thing as a rudder-less ship in the House or the Senate. There is always an organized leadership, whether a party has the majority or the minority. In the House, the minority leader usually becomes Speaker if his or her party wins the majority in an election. It's not an ironclad rule. A party can always fight it out after winning the majority of House seats after an election, but on a practical basis, that is a fight that has usually already been decided before an election. They want to be able to hit the ground running on January 2 of the next year.

If someone thinks they will be a better party leader than Pelosi, and can present a compelling argument to back that up, they can always decide to speak up at any time. The RIGHT time, however, is AFTER the Mid-Terms. In districts that lean Republican, guys like Conor Lamb are not wrong to stand up on their own and declare their independence to the national leadership and declare their loyalty to their constituents. After all, Pelosi didn't elect him, the people of PA-18 did.

However, once Lamb is seated in DC, his party leader in the House is the VERY experienced and well-versed Nancy Pelosi. She will help him and give him some pointers on issues and House rules he didn't even know he'd have to confront. If he's smart, he'll be very grateful and learn from her. He can be as dismissive as he wants to be in his district, but while he's in the House in DC, he should (and I think he is smart enough to do it) learn as much from long-term people like Pelosi and Hoyer as he can. Learn the ropes before you start climbing.