Nancy Pelosi’s Iron Grip on House Democrats

Jim Geraghty

Wrapping up the week: why a Democratic House majority almost certainly means Nancy Pelosi will be speaker of the House again, why the world needs to get tougher with China, and an allegedly paranoid memo in the White House that . . .  doesn’t really seem all that paranoid, considering recent history.

Nancy Pelosi’s Iron Grip on House Democrats

Make no mistake: If Democrats win a majority in the House of Representatives this fall, it is extremely likely that Nancy Pelosi will become speaker again. Not only is there a lack of consensus among Democrats about an alternative candidate for speaker, but Pelosi herself is pledging to crush any opposition. And she dismisses the 57 House Democratic incumbents and challengers who are currently pledging to support someone else as mere “politics.”

“This is not anything to make a big fuss over, it’s politics,” Pelosi said in a 35-minute ... Read More

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