Unethical democrat inside profiteer Nancy Pelosi chosen again as House Democratic leader - but tally suggests deep division

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) won an eighth term leading the
Democratic caucus Wednesday, prevailing in a contest that became a vote of
confidence in her continued stewardship and an early proxy battle over the
future of the Democratic Party.

Pelosi easily beat Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a seven-term lawmaker who
launched an upstart bid to lead House Democrats two weeks ago in response
to the party’s disappointing November election results and concerns that
Democrats have become out of touch with working-class voters in key swing
states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio.

But Pelosi’s margin of victory, 134 votes to 63 for Ryan, signaled a large
degree of discontent with her leadership after 14 years atop the caucus
and, more broadly, with the Democratic policy agenda that many lawmakers
say has grown stale. While she cleared her self-declared margin of
victory, a two-thirds majority, many Democrats were stunned that almost a
third of the caucus was willing to vote for a backbench lawmaker with no
major policy or political experience.

Many were left wondering whether a more seasoned Democrat could have
actually toppled Pelosi, with several privately suggesting these next two
years would have to be Pelosi’s last as leader. Ryan’s 63 votes marked the
largest bloc of opposition Pelosi has faced since winning a deputy
leadership position 15 years ago that set her on a course to become the
first female House speaker.

Although they came up well short, Ryan and his band of supporters declared
a symbolic victory in prompting Pelosi to propose elevating junior
lawmakers and lead a more inclusive leadership table. They also declared
that the party’s economic agenda, at times neglected by their presidential
nominee, Hillary Clinton, would move to the front and center alongside the
cultural issues that dominated the 2016 campaign.

“We’re going to win as Democrats if we have an economic message that
resonates in every part of the country,” Ryan told reporters after his
defeat. “We are disappointed, because I like to win. … But the party is
better off,” he added.

Afterward, Pelosi publicly congratulated Ryan and acknowledged that he had
run “a very aggressive campaign.” She told reporters that it forced her to
work harder than two previous challenges to lead the caucus.

“I quite frankly feel more liberated than I ever have,” she said.

After gaining just six seats in the November elections — despite Pelosi’s
proclamation they would gain more than 20 — she was left more vulnerable
than at any moment in her leadership tenure, more so than in 2010, when
she oversaw the loss of 63 seats and the majority.

She began the campaign in a boastful mode, declaring that she had “more
than two-thirds” of the votes locked up, but she ended issuing a series of
letters that amounted to concessions to an anxious rank-and-file looking
for new ideas if not new leaders.

[Meet Tim Ryan, the Ohio Democrat challenging Nancy Pelosi to lead House
Democrats]

Pelosi tried to placate junior lawmakers by offering new or modified
positions, including the new position of “vice-ranking member” on the more
than 20 standing House committees and reserving it for lawmakers who have
served four terms or less. A policy leadership position would be divided
into three co-chairmen and reserved for those who have served five terms
or less.

Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Tex.), 44, credited Ryan’s challenge with forcing
those proposals. “That’s partly a response to the competition in the
caucus for votes, and that’s a healthy thing,” O’Rourke, first elected in
2012, said.

At 76, Pelosi is one of three septuagenarians leading the caucus, followed
by 77-year-old Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), the minority whip; and 76-
year-old Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), the assistant to the leader.

Hoyer and Clyburn were unchallenged Wednesday for their reelection, and
the caucus elevated Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) to the No. 4 post of
caucus chairman, and Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) became the first
Latina in leadership as caucus vice-chairman.

Republicans, after years of vilifying Pelosi’s West Coast liberalism, were
gleeful at the stasis among Democratic leaders. The National Republican
Congressional Committee immediately hung a “Congrats Nancy!” poster atop a
“Hire Pelosi” banner that had been affixed to Republican National
Committee headquarters this week.

Others remain upset at Pelosi’s control of the House campaign arm, the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has overseen a series
of poor election performances. “We should have been recruiting earlier, we
should have better targeting. I think our messaging was off,” Rep. Ruben
Gallego (D-Ariz.) said Tuesday in an interview.

Some of Pelosi’s biggest detractors fear that the results will only
empower the more coastal liberal wings. “Nothing’s going to change anytime
soon. We’re going to be in the minority for the next 15 years,” said Rep.
Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), co-chairman of the Blue Dog Coalition, a centrist
group. He added that Democrats need to develop “a farm team that’s not
just the socialist side of our party.”

Some longtime critics supported her but in a fashion that suggested that
she has less leeway than in the past. “If I think changing engines is
going to get us there faster and more efficiently and effectively, I would
do that. I’ve told that to Nancy,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.),
who helped nominate Pelosi on Wednesday.

Pelosi’s most loyal backers reminded detractors that House Democrats are
now in a comeback situation facing President-elect Donald Trump, who will
employ an aggressive set of media skills unlike any recent president.

“The role of leader is one of tactician, of negotiator, of knowing all the
rules, of having all the tools to stand up when necessary to Donald
Trump,” said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). “She’s effectively done that
and is ready for this fight.”


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