Ya , but not now.
We have some serious battles coming up and I want experience at the helm
I’m all for more diversity but I also believe that now is a time for Dem challengers to sit the fuck down.
I want to stop Trump.
Oh God. Just caught the autocorrect error in the headline.
“DIVERSE”
I agree with her, on the condition that if she (or whatever other good-faith challenger) gets her butt kicked by Pelosi, she’ll fall in line for the cycle and be a loyal member of the caucus, and encourage her supporters and constituents to do the same.
I personally support Pelosi through and through, but I don’t think positive-messaged “I think I can be a better leader, and here’s why” challenges are ever bad for a caucus.
Fudge told the local newspaper she doesn’t think Pelosi has the votes she needs to be elected to the top post and said many who are opposing Pelosi’s bid have approached her about throwing her hat in the race. She told Cleveland.com she wants to give the prospects some “thought and see if I have an interest,” stressing that it is “just in discussion at this point.”
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"We keep talking about diversity, but there is nothing diverse about the top of our ticket. We have to not just talk the talk, but walk the walk.”
Okay Rep. Fudge. Then stop just talking about it and challenge Pelosi for the position.
Let’s keep in mind the kind of change for which the Democrats et al. voted. (Hint: It involves removing the current shit stain occupant from the White House.)
Great and all for more members of the incoming House D Caucus to want to show leadership, but it’s dismaying. to see these public displays of naivete.
Apart from being the best Speaker and toughest House member in my nearly 7 decades of life, Pelosi is the GOAT at counting votes.
Does Rep Fudge not know this? Or is her ambition suppressing that?
When you look at the people who support this party the most, they are women and African Americans and especially African American women,” Fudge told Cleveland.com. “We keep talking about diversity, but there is nothing diverse about the top of our ticket. We have to not just talk the talk, but walk the walk.”
Ugh, Fudge is an idiot. Right now, we desperately need experience and strength at the top of the ticket NOT diversity. Mind you, the key words in the above sentence are right now. Diversity is extremely important within the rank and file. Absolutely. What we don’t need is divisions and distractions at one of the most crucial times in our nation’s history. The next two years aren’t going to see much legislation passed anyway and Yertle has decided to go out with all guns blasting in the Senate trying to destroy the safety net. Because, why not. I have no doubt that Madame Speaker understands what the Party needs and is in the process of trying to work with someone who will be a good replacement for the position (I specifically don’t want to use the word “groom”.) We need a whole bunch of qualities in the Speaker’s position but a brutal learning curve isn’t one of them.
Sit down and be quiet, Marcia. You still need to learn
Pelosi is the only logical choice at this particular time.
She will cheerfully groom a successor, and teach that person how to be an effective Speaker.
Nancy Pelosi has been the most effective Speaker of the modern era.
Why would any thinking person on the left want to toss that in the trash?
Of the top Dem Leadership in Congress — Pelosi, Hoyer, and Clyburn — Hoyer is the one who should step aside and let someone else run for the job.
Ideally, Hoyer’s replacement would become “Speaker in Training” and would run for the job when Pelosi retires.
The aptly-named Fudge is a stalking horse for the Five White Guys led by Ryan and Moulton, who are very rightwing, very ambitious individuals who think that the way forward to is to turn the Dems into the party in which they’re personally powerful and available for corrupt collaboration with the GOP and its leadership. They remind me of the IDC–the NY state senators who for years caucused with the GOP in Albany for personal gain and in the recent primaries were almost all consigned to the trash of history.
She told Cleveland.com she wants to give the prospects some “thought and see if I have an interest,”
If she’s not sure she has an interest, she should a) not run at this time, and b) be supportive of Pelosi. Someone else pointed out that the #2 should step aside. I like that, and perhaps Fudge can find an “interest” in that position to support and learn from the leader.
I think Fudge is trying to drum up support or gauge the interest of the caucus in her, not gauging her own “interest” in the position. Be upfront, Congresswoman, if you want support and state your intentions and your intention to fully support the leader selected by your caucus.
So run for Hoyer’s position, or Clyburn’s, or, even better, run for Caucus Chairman - I hear that spot is open now that Joe Crowley’s moving on …
Why does everyone who wants more diverse leadership, or fresher leadership, or so on, aim for Pelosi? There are at least half-a-dozen other leadership positions. You want change? Try a different position first instead of jumping straight for the Speakership.
I mean, I have no problem with someone wanting new people and ideas in the Democratic leadership. So do I. But Pelosi is the best House Speaker we’ve had in the post-WWII era.
Let her have another term or two (or three) to lead us out of the current constitutional crisis and groom/train new people for leadership. In the meantime, consider putting new faces in some of the other positions.
Who is she going to groom, Hoyer? I agree Pelosi should stay, at least through the next Congress, but somebody below the age of 60 needs to be in leadership.
Keep Pelosi! Dump Hoyer!
Also if the goal is more diversity in leadership I don’t see how that requires getting rid of an experienced Speaker like Pelosi, there are several other important leadership positions that could be filled instead.
You know the answer to this question: not enough ponies.
maybe “divorce” in the headlines is a freudian slip…
the CBC has already presented a “no confidence” vote
does this rep think it productive to form teams in the coalition?
Seems like there’s a need to understand how leaders work here. A good leader listens and builds consensus. It’s not simply a matter of replacing people.
As for Pelosi, what I’ve read about her role in saving Social Security from privatization, and other things, makes her pretty OK. People need to look beyond the egos of these politicos. The egos are often off-putting, for sure.
Yeah, but look at the competition: Gingrich, Hastert, Boehner, and Ryan. Talk about low bars.