A close tally of Democratic House candidates who have said they won't support House minority leader Nancy Pelosi indicates Democrats would either have to win by a huge margin in order for her to hang onto her top leadership post in 2019 - or those newly elected representatives would have to go back on a key campaign promise during their first vote in office.
Vox has counted 23 candidates who have publicly said they will not support Pelosi for speaker should Democrats retake the House in 2018.
"Leader Pelosi enjoys the overwhelming support of House Democrats and that will continue into the majority she's so focused on winning," said Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill in a statement to Vox.
"I've said since day one that I wouldn't vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker. I think we need a whole new generation of people in D.C. That's part of why I'm running; we need some new blood." -interview with the Washington Post.Kathy Manning, North Carolina's 13th Congressional District.
"I cannot vote for more of the same, and I cannot support Nancy Pelosi or Paul Ryan to lead Congress. We need fresh faces and bold ideas leading both parties." -Medium post.
"I'm glad to see that Paul Ryan decided not to run for reelection, but in the Democratic party, we have to look at ourselves as well. I won't be supporting Nancy Pelosi for leadership either, because we know that the next 50 years aren't going to look like the last 50 years, and we need a new generation of leaders who are going to bring forward fresh ideas as to how we move this country forward." -interview with the New Jersey Globe.
"If I'm elected to Congress, I would not vote for Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats." -interview with Fox 6.Richard Ojeda, West Virginia's Third Congressional District.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/more-than-20-democratic-house-candidates-want-nancy-pelosi-to-step-aside-after-2018/ar-AAzY6BT
Vox has counted 23 candidates who have publicly said they will not support Pelosi for speaker should Democrats retake the House in 2018.
"Leader Pelosi enjoys the overwhelming support of House Democrats and that will continue into the majority she's so focused on winning," said Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill in a statement to Vox.
"I've said since day one that I wouldn't vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker. I think we need a whole new generation of people in D.C. That's part of why I'm running; we need some new blood." -interview with the Washington Post.Kathy Manning, North Carolina's 13th Congressional District.
"I cannot vote for more of the same, and I cannot support Nancy Pelosi or Paul Ryan to lead Congress. We need fresh faces and bold ideas leading both parties." -Medium post.
"I'm glad to see that Paul Ryan decided not to run for reelection, but in the Democratic party, we have to look at ourselves as well. I won't be supporting Nancy Pelosi for leadership either, because we know that the next 50 years aren't going to look like the last 50 years, and we need a new generation of leaders who are going to bring forward fresh ideas as to how we move this country forward." -interview with the New Jersey Globe.
"If I'm elected to Congress, I would not vote for Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats." -interview with Fox 6.Richard Ojeda, West Virginia's Third Congressional District.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/more-than-20-democratic-house-candidates-want-nancy-pelosi-to-step-aside-after-2018/ar-AAzY6BT
No comments:
Post a Comment