Jahana Hayes, a liberal who won Tuesday's primary race to replace outgoing Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Esty in Connecticut, has also said she'll oppose Pelosi as party leader.
Rep. Tim Ryan , an Ohio Democrat, challenged Pelosi for the top spot in 2016, arguing that the party has lost touch with heartland voters under her long reign.
Among the candidates Pelosi is stumping for are a number of liberal would-be freshman who have voiced their support for the long-time Democratic leader, including Debra Haaland in New Mexico, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in Illinois and Sylvia Garcia in Texas.
Still, dozens of Democratic hopefuls around the country have either vowed to oppose Pelosi as party leader or refused to commit their support.
The Democrats need to pick up 23 Republican-held seats to take back the lower chamber, but it remains highly speculative whether Pelosi could subsequently win the 218 votes needed to regain the Speaker's gavel with such a slim margin.
A few centrist incumbents have historically rejected Pelosi in the Speaker's vote on the House floor.
A CNN poll released Wednesday suggests the GOP's focus on Pelosi will be a flop, finding that 34 percent of voters deem Pelosi a significant factor in picking candidates - at the very bottom of the list of 10 issues on voters' minds.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/402053-pelosi-sees-defections-from-an-unusual-quarter-the-left
Rep. Tim Ryan , an Ohio Democrat, challenged Pelosi for the top spot in 2016, arguing that the party has lost touch with heartland voters under her long reign.
Among the candidates Pelosi is stumping for are a number of liberal would-be freshman who have voiced their support for the long-time Democratic leader, including Debra Haaland in New Mexico, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in Illinois and Sylvia Garcia in Texas.
Still, dozens of Democratic hopefuls around the country have either vowed to oppose Pelosi as party leader or refused to commit their support.
The Democrats need to pick up 23 Republican-held seats to take back the lower chamber, but it remains highly speculative whether Pelosi could subsequently win the 218 votes needed to regain the Speaker's gavel with such a slim margin.
A few centrist incumbents have historically rejected Pelosi in the Speaker's vote on the House floor.
A CNN poll released Wednesday suggests the GOP's focus on Pelosi will be a flop, finding that 34 percent of voters deem Pelosi a significant factor in picking candidates - at the very bottom of the list of 10 issues on voters' minds.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/402053-pelosi-sees-defections-from-an-unusual-quarter-the-left
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