Suddenly, it’s Pelosi who’s facing questions
By Mike Lillis - 11/15/16 08:22 PM EST
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday pushed her party’s leadership elections past Thanksgiving, relenting to pressure from frustrated members who are questioning the Democratic Party’s direction after a disastrous election result.
The delay heightens the chances that Pelosi could face a rare challenge to her long tenure atop the party.
The California Democrat had scheduled the elections for Thursday, but she got an earful Tuesday morning from a long list of lawmakers urging a longer timeline to allow “an internal conversation” about the party’s path back to power, in the words of Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who led the charge.
“The American people cried out last week and we’ve got to listen,” Moulton said, following a closed-door meeting in the Capitol.
The outcry led Pelosi to reschedule the elections for Nov. 30.
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