Posted on 11/30/2016 8:56:02 AM PST by Cheerio
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday fended off a challenge to her long leadership reign, defeating Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) in a closed-door vote prompted largely by Donald Trump’s unlikely ascension to the White House.
Pelosi got 134 votes to Ryan's 63. The victory sends a message that while there's a growing appetite for major changes in the party's leadership structure and messaging tactics, it's not strong enough to loosen Pelosi's grip on a liberal-heavy group that's rarely challenged her authority.
Ryan and his supporters had argued that the Democrats' grim performance in this year's elections — the latest in a string of cycles planting Republicans firmly in the majority — was a clear signal that Pelosi's leadership strategy has failed to attract the broad coalition of voters required to return the Speaker's gavel to the Democrats' hands.
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Nice knocker.
Outstanding. San Fran Nan will lead the lemming Dems off the cliffs to electoral suicide.
Bug Eye’s is back huh? Democrats really are really stupid.
Dems decided they needed more cowbell.....
Thank the LORD Pelosi is the Minority Leader. NOTHING will come of her ‘leadership.’
Worked herself out of power after 2 years. They have not learned a darn thing. I will not get tired of winning.
Love that photo; Pelosi is literally having an orgasm over the power trip that comes with crushing freedom.
Great news! The RATS have learned nothing from their drubbings!
and the most cunning politician in d.c. sails on. no shock whatsoever.
They aren’t even rearranging the deck chairs on the sinking SS Geriatric.
Problem has been a disaster for the Democrats
Can’t fix stupid. ( Or corrupt )
The Democrats pick “the human ATM”.
Shocked.
More Pizza for you!
I can’t say what I would like to do with that *gavel*. :(
Let her have at it .... they are irrelevant.
Hubris
The nemesis of tyrants
I see this as a good thing. More opportunity for conservatives to paint the difference between a conservative view of government and Pelosi.
Damn auto spell..l
Problem was supposed to be Pelosi
She’s the conduit to Tom Steyer’s money.
It’s just about that simple.
The Dem party has a political death wish.
Goody.
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