Democratic Leadership Elections

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https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1062787335245520902

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1062777232769335296

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Here are those signed to the anti-Pelosi letter:



Does not include others who have been equality definitive against here: Conor Lamb, Abigail Spanberger, Jason Crow, Andy Kim, etc.

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1062834279900741632

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Fudge gets pretty close to calling Pelosi racist. Suggests that many in the CBC are also against Pelosi:

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1063104048587513862

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There are several congresspeople that I think would be ample (or even arguably superior) replacements for Pelosi: Cedric Richmond and Ben Ray Lujan would be strong options, for instance. But Tim Ryan is sure as hell not one of those congresspeople, and it's tragic to see so many progressives ally themselves with Ryan (who is ultimately more conservative than Pelosi) just because of their anti-establishment vendettas.

At the end of the day, though, I do think that the next two years will require a Democratic leader who is deeply experienced, and obviously no one fits that bill better than Pelosi. I guess I don't see why everyone is so certain that she will spinelessly settle for excessive compromise with Republicans.

Progressives have been promoting Barbara Lee.

Who supports Pelosi.

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https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1067433039460855809

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Counting is taking place for the House Democratic Caucus Chair:

https://twitter.com/BresPolitico/status/1067808977327714304

Barbara Lee vs Hakeem Jeffries

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Jeffries won by 10 votes:

https://twitter.com/BresPolitico/status/1067824372621156354

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The Red Roses are very angry on Twitter.

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https://twitter.com/mikedebonis/status/1067835055723163650

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Sounds like she is supporting the measure that a bill that has 290 co-sponsors would get a vote on the floor. Which would mean, if it's a 235-200 Democratic majority, it would require 100% of Republicans and 38% of Democrats to get a bill on the floor. Also will allow for votes on amendments if there are 20 co-sponsors from each party.

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Sounds like she is supporting the measure that a bill that has 290 co-sponsors would get a vote on the floor. Which would mean, if it's a 235-200 Democratic majority, it would require 100% of Republicans and 38% of Democrats to get a bill on the floor. Also will allow for votes on amendments if there are 20 co-sponsors from each party.

So if a bill has 289 co-sponsors, it cannot be brought to the floor?

Pelosi would be able to bring up any bill she wants, this just would just mandate that any bill with 290 co-sponsors be given a vote.

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https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1067856459994673154

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https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1067857732294852609

https://twitter.com/heatherscope/status/1067857563440611329 I'd say Pelosi gets 220-something votes.

Agreed, I think the deal with the Problem Solver Caucus was probably the last step.

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Moulton does not think that Pelosi has 218.

https://twitter.com/mikedebonis/status/1067871907578548225

I'd trust the counting votes Queen personally.

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https://twitter.com/BresPolitico/status/1067873589351854081

That's half the defections she had last year.

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Good pick considering how many Trump 16 -> Dem 18 districts there will be up in 2020.

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Cicilline is the worst one on that list. Ugh. He's awful and frankly its a surprise he's not gone to prison yet.

I’d say Clyburn’s worse, but Cicilline is pretty corrupt.

Given he'll probably still be in leadership, he's going to get the institutional support in the RI_AL primary in 2022.