In interviews with more than two dozen House Democrats, a consensus is emerging: If they lose the majority, there would be overwhelming pressure for Pelosi to go, a prospect that Democratic sources…
By Manu Raju, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Daniella Diaz | CNN
if Hillary Clinton won the presidency, and that any decision to stay would have to come with a clear timetable for leaving.“I support Pelosi,” said Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Texas Democrat“I think if we win the House, she’ll deserve it — it’s as simple as that,” said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Texas Democrat.Other Democrats say it’s time for new leadership no matter what happens in November.
Indeed, all this is running up against deep tensions among House Democrats, and in their party overall, that they’re overdue for major changes in their leadership. Yet Pelosi’s two deputies, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, who, like the speaker, are north of 80, have surprised colleagues by privately signaling they might be interested in succeeding her if and when she leaves.“I certainly have long thought it’s time for new leadership,” said Rep.
Rep. Andy Kim, a vulnerable New Jersey Democrat, said that if Pelosi were to attempt to stay as leader, he believes it would go against the commitment made in 2018, even if it weren’t written in stone. “I feel very comfortable about what they are proposing,” Pelosi said in 2018 after reaching a deal with Democratic dissenters to limit her tenure to four more years as speaker. “And I feel very responsible to do that, whether it passes or not.”Dems jockeying behind the scenes
It has long been viewed within the caucus that Hoyer would step down when Pelosi did. And several younger members expressed confusion that the 83-year-old moderate longtime leader would try to stand in the way of generational change in leadership, especially if that pits him against Jeffries, who is African-American and 30 years his junior.
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