Nancy Pelosi Steps Down as Speaker

[Perknose]

And she did so with dignity and class.

 

[JEDI]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections.


she said in 2018 that she'll be leader for only 4 more years.

 

[emperus]

She'll leave a giant legacy in the Congress and in the US. What boils me about this. McConnell is around the same age, yet there hasn't been the same intense campaign to get him to step down as well.

 

[Pens1566]

My $$$ is on Hakeem Jeffries being the replacement. And yes, her speech was impressive. Regardless of all the mindless shots/accusations/whatever, she has been an amazingly effective leader.

 

[K1052]

She'll leave a giant legacy in the Congress and in the US. What boils me about this. McConnell is around the same age, yet there hasn't been the same intense campaign to get him to step down as well.

Well Rick Scott did just try to depose him from the leadership because he (Rick Scott) totally fumbled the Republican senate campaign and wasted a fortune.

If the Dems had won the majority she would have stayed speaker for another 2 years but the caucus needs new blood in the leadership and to make room for younger members to rise. So now's as good a time as any to work on that.

 

[Commodus]

It's a good (if long-planned) move that will help get rid of the establishment, but the optics aren't great when it comes weeks after a right-wing extremist tried to come after her. Copycats might get the wrong idea.

 

[JEDI]

She'll leave a giant legacy in the Congress and in the US. What boils me about this. McConnell is around the same age, yet there hasn't been the same intense campaign to get him to step down as well.

#2 and #3 House dems are also around the same age.

wonder if they'll step down from leadership as well?
ie: complete changing of the guard

this is a good time since committees needs to be reshuffled anyway since repubs are now majority

 

[hal2kilo]

#2 and #3 House dems are also around the same age.

wonder if they'll step down from leadership as well?
ie: complete changing of the guard

Probably not. It's not often a politician walks away from power.

 

[eelw]

Hoyer said he won’t be running for leadership. Have to wait to see Clyburn

 

[K1052]

There does appear to be an intent to turn things over to the next generation of house Dem leaders. Pelosi, Clyburn, and Hoyer will stick around for at least this congress to help them out.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593290175077122048

 

[K1052]

there it is

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593298012108996609

 

[Muse]

From the NYTimes treatment:

It’s always remarkable to remember that this has all been a second life for Pelosi. She was a stay-at-home mom of five kids, a chapter she credits with teaching her everything she needed to know about how to herd and hound politicians.

 

[Pens1566]

there it is

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593298012108996609

So, Clyburn aside, all new. And his role isn't that big anyway.

I think Jeffries will be amazing as a leader in this context. He'll be an attack dog during the "do nothing" congress and relentless in going after the BS. Hopefully. At least, he's capable of it.

 

[JEDI]

Hoyer said he won’t be running for leadership. Have to wait to see Clyburn

thx.
thats 2 out of the top 3 house dems stepping down from leadership.

edit:
3 since clayborn announced running for a new role

 

[JEDI]

there it is

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593298012108996609

what the heck is that?
never heard of it before?

and if he still wants leadership, why even bother to step down from his current role?

 

[Zor Prime]

What a tragic day for America. She was almost the perfect angel.

 

[HomerJS]

I guess now Republicans can stop joking about Paul Pelosi getting his head bashed in with a hammer.

 

[Wreckem]

…

 

[Wreckem]

thx.
thats 2 out of the top 3 house dems stepping down from leadership.

edit:
3 since clayborn announced running for a new role

what the heck is that?
never heard of it before?

and if he still wants leadership, why even bother to step down from his current role?

Because the whip is the #2 position when your party is in the minority. He’s not going to hold on to that position of power so is electing to drop down to the #3 spot which he might not hold on to either. When you are in Power the Assistant Leader is called the Assistant Speaker and is the #4 position. Clyburn will likely be running against Pete Aguilar for Assistant Leader. As I am assuming the current Assistant Speaker will go for Minority Whip. That said those are just the names being floated. I’d expect multiple people to run for each leadership position.

 

[Perknose]

Jim Clyburn is a good man. My friend and her late (black) husband were close friends with Jim and his wife.

 

[Wreckem]

It appears earlier reports of Clyburn trying to cling on to some level of leadership position might be wrong as there are conflicting reports now.

 

[hal2kilo]

Hoyer said he won’t be running for leadership. Have to wait to see Clyburn

Clyburn says he's staying in leadership.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Probably not. It's not often a politician walks away from power.

She didn't walk away, she got voted out as the Speaker. McCarthy will now be 3rd in line to the Presidency behind Uncle Joe and Camela.

 

[fskimospy]

She didn't walk away, she got voted out as the Speaker. McCarthy will now be 3rd in line to the Presidency behind Uncle Joe and Camela.

The vote that tossed her out must be right next to that red wave you were predicting. Lol.

 

[hal2kilo]

The vote that tossed her out must be right next to that red wave you were predicting. Lol.

I peeked, but I refused to respond to the troll.