Dems Form Circular Firing Squad as Speaker Pelosi is going to have a very slim majority come January, and may even face a leadership challenge

Powerline Blog ^ | 11/06/2020 | Steven Hayward

[SeekAndFind]

Most pre-election forecasts were certain that Republicans would lose ground in the House of Representatives, but as of this moment, it is not impossible that Republicans might take the House right now. They elected a record number of GOP women candidates. (Incidentally, Republicans did well in state legislative races around the country, and didn’t lose control of a single chamber.)

The GOP has gained about 10 House seats so far, and is currently leading in about 20-25 more. (I’m not keeping up with the moment-by-moment counts in any of these races.) Not all of these leads are expected to hold up, but Speaker Pelosi is going to have a very slim majority come January, and may even face a leadership challenge.

Today Washington Post congressional reporter Erica Werner listened in on a conference call of Democratic House members, and members of the Dem caucus are upset. Rep. Spanberger of Virginia, who barely held on, is among the less-than-fully-gruntled:

But I thought “democracy dies in darkness,” Rep. Huffman?

There does not seem to be much introspection going on yet among Democrats, though I’ll write separately about the civil war erupting on the left over identity politics, just as soon as I pop my next barrel of popcorn. More typical of what Democrats are doing right now is expressed in this Politico headline of a John Harris story:

Here is an uncomfortable reality for [Democrats] . . . Trump is on track to grow his popular vote total by millions of people, not one of whom could have been under any illusions about what they were voting for. Unlike 2016, there is no way to dismiss this as a flukish accident of democracy, or an illegitimate manipulation of democracy. His support was a robust expression of democracy. . . More discomfort: This was a bravura political achievement. . .

Yeah, but for Democrats blaming the voters is so much more satisfying.

[rfp1234]

A FR thread from earlier this week mentioned the intriguing possibility that
the House GOP leadership could engineer an anti-Pelosiraptor coup.

The GOPers could vote as a bloc for whomever the most radical Squad Rats choose to challenge Pelosi, and would only need to be joined by a dozen or so radical Rats. Thus you could get Speaker Tlaib, or someone just as nuts.

Of course, this presupposes that the Senate remains in GOP control, and would routinely slap down every stupid socialist green deal / reparations bill that comes out of the House in 2021.

This type of maneuver is unheard of in Congress, but if it exposes the radical Rat agenda, it would turn 2022 into a slaughterhouse.

[redlegplanner]

like it.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Democrats and soul searching????

[dp0622]

I’m no political genius, so I don’t know the arguments against it.

I’m sure there are.

But I actually like it :)

[olivia3boys]

They are just trying to appease us.

[Salvavida]

Here is a better idea: expand the investigation of voter fraud to every (D) win, an take the House once it is proven.

Then make a few phone calls and tell the Dems Rudy is open for deals for reduced sentences for guilty pleas for those who come forward. Otherwise....RICO and every other statute they broke puts them away for life.

DJT has to take everyone involved down in order to save the Republic. We must help in that endeavor.

[princeofdarkness]

Me likey.

[polymuser]

So many Congressional R’s elected, but those voters wanted a D President, eh? Yeah...right...

[Hardastarboard]

I’ll pay for some ammo for that circular firing squad.

[Dan in Wichita]

Here is a better idea: expand the investigation of voter fraud to every (D) win, an take the House once it is proven.

That's my opinion as well. I strongly suspect the Dems lost the House and when all the vote fraud is exposed, it will be shown the GOP owns the House majority.