According to Tara Palmeri @ Puck.…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi made her mind to step down from the House Democratic leadership a few days ago….
Pelosi, who is 82, and has her husbacd recovering from a brutal attack, and has a security detail because Trump and other’s have demonized her….
Has had enough it woulkd seem…..
Sometime around noon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will walk out onto the House floor to take her final bow after 19 years as head of the Democratic caucus with a speech about passing the torch from one generation to the next, I’m told. But instead of riding high into retirement, as has long been assumed, or becoming ambassador to Italy—a diplomatic posting the White House has been holding open for her—Pelosi will announce that she plans to stay in Congress as a backbencher, roaming the halls in a sort of emeritus role and helping to guide Democrats through their turn in the minority.
The decision to step down from leadership was reached over the weekend, as I reported on Monday, after Pelosi crafted a retirement speech with the help of the celebrity historian and presidential biographer Jon Meacham, a favorite of the Democratic elite, including Joe Biden, for exactly these types of moments. I was told there were multiple drafts of the speech, signifying Pelosi’s indecision and the fluidity of the midterm election results….
Note….
Could her successor be already waiting in the wings?
All three of the top House Democrats are stepping back.
Looking out to future prospects, Jim Clyburn may be the only one who could oust Lindsay Graham in ’26.
Yup….
Steny Hoyer Also Steps Down from Democratic Leadership
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) will also step down from Democratic leadership but remain in Congress, Punchbowl News reports.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) will run for Assistant Democratic Leader in the next Congress.
That sets up the new House Democratic leadership as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA).
Young turks take over…..