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Miami Democrats do the Pelosi squirm as House minority leader visits South Florida
The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives had just spent an hour at a South Dade health clinic gushing about Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's "courage," highlighting her congressional campaign to knock off one of the most vulnerable Republicans in America and bashing Rep. Carlos Curbelo over his voting record on healthcare.
But when it came time to reciprocate, Mucarsel-Powell wasn't quite ready to fully endorse the return of Speaker Nancy Pelosi should Democrats take back the House of Representatives this November.
"If you look at Washington D.C., who's leading this country, I think we need more bold women leading the way," Mucarsel-Powell told reporters Thursday morning even as Pelosi urged her not to answer a reporter's question about an endorsement. "I'm doing this event with leader Pelosi because she shares this community's values and I'm voting for speaker for whomever shares the values of this community."
Mucarsel-Powell's not-so-full-throated response — spoken with Pelosi standing next to her — highlights the conundrum Democrats face as the nation's minority party pushes to take back Congress during the mid-term elections. Just as Curbelo has to worry about his association with an unpopular and unpredictable president, Democrats know that conservatives will use their connection to the polarizing House minority leader to try to drag them down.
But Mucarsel-Powell still needs Pelosi's help to get elected against a better-funded and better-known incumbent, even as Democrats grow ever-more confident following a string of special-election victories in which Donald Trump has appeared to weigh down Republican candidates. And Pelosi needs to support South Florida Democrats — some of whom are less than eager to see her return as Speaker — if she wants to reclaim her position atop the power structure of America's left...
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article210377909.html#storylink=cpy
But when it came time to reciprocate, Mucarsel-Powell wasn't quite ready to fully endorse the return of Speaker Nancy Pelosi should Democrats take back the House of Representatives this November.
"If you look at Washington D.C., who's leading this country, I think we need more bold women leading the way," Mucarsel-Powell told reporters Thursday morning even as Pelosi urged her not to answer a reporter's question about an endorsement. "I'm doing this event with leader Pelosi because she shares this community's values and I'm voting for speaker for whomever shares the values of this community."
Mucarsel-Powell's not-so-full-throated response — spoken with Pelosi standing next to her — highlights the conundrum Democrats face as the nation's minority party pushes to take back Congress during the mid-term elections. Just as Curbelo has to worry about his association with an unpopular and unpredictable president, Democrats know that conservatives will use their connection to the polarizing House minority leader to try to drag them down.
But Mucarsel-Powell still needs Pelosi's help to get elected against a better-funded and better-known incumbent, even as Democrats grow ever-more confident following a string of special-election victories in which Donald Trump has appeared to weigh down Republican candidates. And Pelosi needs to support South Florida Democrats — some of whom are less than eager to see her return as Speaker — if she wants to reclaim her position atop the power structure of America's left...
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article210377909.html#storylink=cpy
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