Can you imagine Pelosi saying in 2017 "I'm looking forward to being Speaker in the next Congress"?

[StarfishSaver]

That's what Kevin McCarthy just said on the White House lawn.

What an idiot.

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. They expect to win.

By whatever means, they fully expect to take the House back next year. It seems to be conventional wisdom when you consider the redistricting, the voter suppression laws and the general trend of the opposite party winning the midterms.

Hopefully, we turn out and make sure it doesn’t happen.

[ScratchCat]

2. It may traditionally be conventional wisdom

But I think things are different this time. First, the complete repudiation of Trump will result in lower GOP voters. Further, Its a mid term, so there are always fewer voters to begin with. I also think because the GOP scraped up every possible voter it could find in 2020, there's going to be "voting fatigue" among the GOP and the numbers will be lower than typical for a mid term. All in all - there wont be vote totals anywhere near 2020 level.

Also, it also depends upon Biden's approval rating come 2022. If the economy is trucking along, and he has high numbers, GOP wont get close to taking back the House. It really depends upon what happens between now and then.

[StarfishSaver]

4. Expecting to win is one thing. Saying "I'm looking forward to being Speaker" is another

The arrogance and self-involvement of these people should no longer surprise me, but ...

He doesn't even pretend that he's interested in anything beyond his own ambition.

[blm]

6. ✔️

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

3. Question about California

If California lost a congressional seat, why can't it be Kevin's?

[Hekate]

5. There must be somebody willing to run against the Man from Bakersfield...

Bakersfield is very conservative, though.

[blm]

7. Bruno Amato

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He’s a veteran, is union tough, and has chops.

[Hekate]

8. I'll be happy to donate

[wellst0nev0ter]

9. I would have cheered for her and donated if she said that

Fuck the goops, stop playing nice, keep them out of power.

[StarfishSaver]

11. You might have liked it

But she'd have been dragged hither and thon - with Democrats leading the way - had she said anything like that.

[dsc]

10. actually she wasn't expecting to be Speaker

in that she was expecting to retire. Had Clinton won she was going to retire. She only stayed on due to Clinton losing.