You know the next one will be a black male or female. The Dems will have to placate the CBC. I can see them picking big mouth Elijah Cummings in her place, which would be good since he’s as incompetent as Pelosi.
75% of whips become leaders.
The position of Assistant Leader (Clyburn) is not typically filled. It was created when Pelosi went from Speaker to Minority Leader.
So I’d bet on Clyburn or Hoyer before Cummings.
On second thought you may be right. Hoyer is 78 (older than Pelosi), and Clyburn is 76.