If Rep. Nancy Pelosi sticks to leaving the job?
The race for the gavel will be among a select group of House Democrats….The current Democratic leadership people are ALL over 70 years old…..
But First?
House Democrats HAVE TO KEEP their Majority coming out of the 2022 Midterm elections….
“It’s her job, frankly, to help us with that transition, to help us create a succession plan. I don’t want it to be the kind of thing where people are afraid to voice it, because, ‘The speaker’s still in power, and I don’t want to intrude on her,’” said Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), who has backed Pelosi and says she wants a caucus-wide discussion about her successor.
Pelosi, for her part, has said publicly and privately it’s up to the caucus to choose its leaders and she has no plan to pick a successor.
“I don’t think anybody should be considered the heir apparent to that seat,” added Wild, who is starting her second term.
Publicly, most Democrats insist they are focused on President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and looking to Pelosi’s leadership to muscle his agenda — particularly more Covid relief — through a narrowly divided House. But privately, Democratic lawmakers and aides acknowledge they’re already bracing for the inevitable tension that could arise between the most powerful speaker in a lifetime and the Democrats auditioning to replace her and her longtime deputies.
Democrats are already closely watching the small cadre of their colleagues whose names have been floated for the top jobs, including Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, former Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass, and House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff for speaker. Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark, Vice Chair Pete Aguilar and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal are all also mentioned for high ranking positions….
Hakeem Jeffries is the heavy favorite.
Of course, if 2022 is any sort of a “normal” midterm election, there might very well be a Republican Speaker.
I will hold out hope for Liz Cheney.
Yes indeed….
Image the Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader BOITH from the Big Apple!
… plus the ex-President ex-New Yorker who thinks he’s still in office (“the people, they love me !”)
I don’t agree that the Democrats will have both of their leaders from NYC.