Pelosi solidifies support among dozens of Democratic freshmen on eve of crucial vote

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Source: Washington Post

Pelosi solidifies support among dozens of Democratic freshmen on eve of crucial vote

By Mike DeBonis and
Elise Viebeck November 27 at 10:55 PM

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday solidified support among dozens of newly elected Democrats in a show of strength for her speaker’s bid designed to counter a group of Democratic dissidents.

On the eve of a crucial vote, Pelosi (D-Calif.) spoke to roughly 60 incoming members at a closed-door session, praising the newcomers, most of them women, appealing for unity, and delivering an implicit pitch for a return to the top position.

“We want to remove all doubt to how we go forward in a way that puts our best foot forward on Day One, in order to show that we can govern,” she said, according to notes from a person in the room who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss the session. “That we can govern in a way that is transparent and hopeful and fair — in a way that is bipartisan, frankly.”

House Democrats meet on Wednesday to nominate a speaker and choose members of the leadership team. Pelosi has no challenger and the backing of 149 Democrats, according to The Washington Post’s count, but 22 new and incumbent Democrats oppose her candidacy.

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1. The Repug contingent of the Democratic party opposes Nancy for not giving away majority perks.

They want her to surrender to repugs upfront and not use her majority to push Democratic ideals and oversight. There's also a strong element of misogynism involved.