Here are the 15 Democrats who didn't vote for Pelosi as speaker

[mobeau69]

https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/15-democrats-didnt-vote-pelosi-speaker

[still_one]

1. That is their right, but to vote for someone not even running or desiring that position makes me

question their critical thinking skills

[octoberlib]

2. It's contemptuous, in my opinion.

[still_one]

13. Pretty accurate characterization

[unitedwethrive]

6. Exactly...they were influenced by right-wing talking points

likely without realizing it.

[Hortensis]

22. This has to be true for some, and of course right wing does include

some in the Democratic Party and even perhaps something in a few of them.

[octoberlib]

3. So Seth Moulton , after causing all this shit, voted for her.

[OnDoutside]

17. Surely not Tim Ryan too ????

[octoberlib]

19. He wasn't one of the 15 who voted against her, so unless he didn't vote at all,

he voted for her.

[Hortensis]

23. Yes, but this sexist and partisan "shit" has always been hers to contend with.

Notably, many self-identified Democrats are part of it, hostile to and insisting on removal of the 1 woman among the 8 or 12 top congressional leaders, depending on how you choose to count them. In the "Year of the Woman" yet! Moulton's more an effect than cause, with much more pernicious influences finding fertile ground in mindless foolishness, ignorance Moulton-type misogyny, and/or conservative leanings, helped by big doses of hypocrisy.

Noting that Pelosi's powerful efforts literally helped elect most or all of those who spoke and/or voted against her. How many of them realized she's very strongly liberal and progressive and did that anyway? I fully expect some of those who campaigned on being more progressive to turn out to be less in action.

As for Moulton and others, apparently they either made the deals they intended before, or at least were given something to take away. I'd like to think some were persuaded that voting against could mean losing their heads in future but guessing it was the first.

[rurallib]

4. Pelosi won she is speaker.

I will be much more concerned on how they vote on major issues.

[MyOwnPeace]

30. You got THAT right!

It just so happens opportunities like that don't come along that often..........

[WeekiWater]

5. Great showing for Pelosi. NT

[Jane Austin]

7. Lost the speakership four years ago?

More like eight years ago. She lost it in the Tea Party landslide in 2010, because they didn't like Obamacare.

Really, Roll Call. That's just sloppy.

[mobeau69]

15. Good catch. Looks like they updated it but they didn't note the update.

So they screwed up again!

[lunatica]

8. It's their right

We are still a Democracy.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Absolutely!! This is a true witch Hunt on our side.

Shame

[sunonmars]

9. Pelosi does not forget, enjoy your basement offices and shit assignments.

[Blue_true]

26. I think that she is above that. She likely will mentor some of them. nt

[oasis]

10. Thanks, I need to narrow my list for campaign contributions. nt

[haele]

11. Some of them only won because they said they would stand up to Pelosi.

She counted her votes, and let them vote against her because that's good strategy - they can say "look, we didn't vote for her" to their constituents, and they can still get their committee positions and help their wrong-headed constituents who apparently only have Faux news to get their information from.
It's one of the reasons she is one of the best Speakers in memory - she understands the true Art of the Deal.
Despite her losses - and Speakers always have losses, due to the nature of the House as a more populist organization - there are few members of House party leadership that have accomplished as much as she has - with the Media spotlight she is constantly under, being both a woman and a Liberal.

That spotlight would have destroyed most of the recent GOP House leadership if it had ever been pointed their way for more than a few days. And yet, she thrives.

Haele

[MyOwnPeace]

31. I'm believing that is the case.........

however, others are correct in stating that we do need to watch future moves. We've lost opportunities in the past when small groups of "our" people elected to veer away from the party line just to attend more to their own agenda.

[MaryMagdaline]

14. I kind of like the Stacey Abrams and John Lewis votes *

*Probably voted that way only because they knew she was going to win.

[cynatnite]

18. I don't care...

They were protest votes. Nothing more. There will be more important votes ahead that we need to watch, IMO.

[Demsrule86]

20. Some did it because they ran on it...two years from now they must be re-elected.

[cynatnite]

21. Thanks for the reminder. I forgot about that. n/t

[Blue_true]

25. Cut them some slack. They kept a campaign pledge with no damage done.

Now, the real work begins.

[Trumpocalypse]

27. I think the issue is why

they made that pledge in the first place.

[Blue_true]

28. Good point. But getting a majority means there will be districts where such a promise carries

weight. I prefer to see how they Legistlate over the next two years.

[Trumpocalypse]

32. Very true

My concern is if they are so willing to pander by making such a trivial promise to get elected, how will they vote on specific bills.

[Blue_true]

33. We will find out. I trust them to do the right thing.

They ran for the right reasons, in districts where victory for them was a pretty long shot. I will give them time to show what they are.

[LongtimeAZDem]

29. So what? She's not Trump; she can handle democracy.

[Yavin4]

34. And Nancy is perfectly fine with it. She needs the members and their votes on key issues.

Whatever they gotta do to flip a district, go ahead and do it. Ted Kennedy was famous for letting his colleagues run against him if it meant another Democrat in the Senate.

Nancy does not have Trump's ego. Most people don't.