The Gift That Just Keeps Giving

The Democrats chose Nancy Pelosi to lead them as Minority Leader. Makes sense to me! Why shouldn't Democrats keep the same leadership that made them the minority party in the first place?

After weeks of uncertainty among Democrats over the future of House leadership, the party elected Nancy Pelosi as minority leader in a 150 to 43 vote. They also elected Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer for whip and South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn as assistant leader.

North Carolina Rep. Health Shuler, leader of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, who challenged Pelosi for the party’s top slot, acknowledged he did not have enough votes to win but led a small contingent of the party against Pelosi.

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