The Democratic US House Speaker, who easily won re-election and might have to give her gavel if the Republicans earna narrow House majority…
She was sounding off on the ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos……
Biden…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday said President Biden should run for reelection in 2024, calling him a “great president for our country” who has “accomplished so much” for Americans.
“He has just done so many things that are so great,” Pelosi told ABC’s “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos. “He’s put money in people’s pockets, vaccines in their arms, children back in school, people back to work — for starters.”…
McCarthy…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday suggested House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) does not have enough votes to be elected Speaker if Republicans take the majority in the lower chamber.
Republicans appear favored to win a narrow majority in the House, which would make McCarthy the front-runner for Speaker, but Pelosi suggested to co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that McCarthy might not secure the needed votes from his caucus.
“Why would I make a judgment about something that may or may not ever happen?” Pelosi asked. “No, I don’t think he has it. But that’s up to his own people to make a decision as to how they want to be led or otherwise.”
House GOP lawmakers will conduct leadership elections behind closed doors, where only a majority vote in the conference is required to win.
Ultimately, lawmakers of both parties will vote for a new Speaker on the House floor, with the winner needing a majority of 218 votes.
With Republicans’ potential majority now looking narrower than many pundits had predicted, the math is tighter for McCarthy, who may only be able to afford to lose a few members of his party in the floor vote….