Pelosi Confirms She Likely Has Enough Votes to Retain House Speaker Role

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Pelosi Confirms She Likely Has Enough Votes to Retain House Speaker Role
By Jack Phillips
Updated: December 29, 2020


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested she is not worried about losing her speakership position in the midst of claims by other Democrats that the party needs different leadership.

Pelosi was asked on Tuesday about the Jan. 3 election for her speakership.

“You have a big vote Sunday night for speaker. You think have got that wrapped up?” a reporter asked Pelosi. Her reply: “Yeah, I do.”

Pelosi said she isn’t concerned about the CCP virus pandemic impacting her chances at reelection as House speaker.

The Democratic majority is slimmer than it was two years ago, and some Democrats in the House have said they might not back her. Some Democrats have expressed fears that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Ky.) could take the speakership due to the pandemic.

“Let’s say, just theoretically, we had six or eight people out with COVID and the Republicans have none. They probably could elect [Kevin] McCarthy,” Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), told The Hill.

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[libertybele]

We'll see....according to McCarthy - 15 Democrats voted against Nancy Pelosi for Speaker last time. 10 of them are coming back. If those 10 Democrats vote against her again—she will no longer be Speaker of the House.

[Victoria33]

For the Democrats benefit, they should keep her Speaker.  She knows every tiny thing about law that has to do with the US House, plus all the House Rules.  She is second to none in those areas, does not panic because she has seen it all from many years ago to the present.  She needs to stay on the top and let her "assistant" guy carry out her orders. 

Now, the above is best for the Democrats.  Republicans should want her gone as chaos will likely be the outcome if another is the Speaker.

[libertybele]

For the Democrats benefit, they should keep her Speaker.  She knows every tiny thing about law that has to do with the US House, plus all the House Rules.  She is second to none in those areas, does not panic because she has seen it all from many years ago to the present.  She needs to stay on the top and let her "assistant" guy carry out her orders. 

Now, the above is best for the Democrats.  Republicans should want her gone as chaos will likely be the outcome if another is the Speaker.

@Victoria33 I have mixed feelings.  She remains in power things could remain status quo at least for awhile. There is no doubt that she is aging and showing definite signs of dementia.  She hasn't been good for the country and I would like to see her gone.  My fear is she will be replaced with someone much more radical.

There is rumor that somehow McCarthy could actually get voted in; which I don't understand.