Does Nancy Pelosi have to go?

[DrScholl]

Most people don't even know who Nancy Pelosi is and it's not like control of Congress ever hinges on who will be Speaker. Besides, the selection of the Speaker relies a lot on who knows how to lead and negotiate in the caucus. Experience counts.

[DrScholl]

Gerrymandering has helped the Republican maintain the House, let's be real. Second, in 2006 Democrats picked up a ton of seats that voted for Bush, because it was a midterm under a Republican trifecta. That could happen in 2018, despite the Republican gerrymander. Pelosi isn't leader because of identity politics, she is leader because of experience at actually holding the gavel. With that said, having a white man from the Midwest didn't do much for Democrats when Richard Gephardt was leader, because Democrats failed to do well in the 2002 midterm. People don't vote based on who the minority leader is, they vote based on how the party in control is performing.