Democrats eager to fill power vacuum after Pelosi exit

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Democrats eager to fill power vacuum after Pelosi exit
By Mike Lillis and Scott Wong - 01/11/22 06:00 AM EST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) isn’t showing her cards, but the longtime Democratic leader has vowed that this year will be her last at the top of the party, auguring a fast-approaching power vacuum that younger lawmakers have been salivating to fill for more than a decade. 

A new generation of ambitious Democrats is looking to push aside the old guard of octogenarians — Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) — but the veteran No. 2 and No. 3 leaders have been forecasting a different scenario, reaching out to their colleagues to gauge support about staying on, even if Pelosi calls it quits. 

How those leadership battles play out remains to be seen. But with Pelosi having led the party for the last 19 years — and with Democrats facing long odds of keeping control of the House after the coming midterm elections — the emerging internal consensus has it that this year will be her swan song on Capitol Hill. 

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/589108-democrats-eager-to-fill-power-vacuum-after-pelosi-exit

[Kamaji]

Let's hope we don't have occasion to consider another democrat party Speaker of the House for quite a few years.

[Wingnut]

Give it to AOC.  she's a Hoover with nipples.

[DefiantMassRINO]

1.) Pelosi isn't gone yet.
2.) Could be a ruse for Pelosi to flush out her intra-caucus opponents.
3.) Who says Pelosi won't hand pick a successor who will punish the intra-caucus opponents, if she doesn't punish them herself?

[GtHawk]

Give it to AOC.  she's a Hoover with nipples.

If you are saying she sucks, I agree😂

[Killer Clouds]

Piglosi will not leave on her own.