Pelosi Says Decision To Run Again For Speaker Will Depend On Family And Democratic Party

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Pelosi Says Decision To Run Again For Speaker Will Depend On Family And Democratic Party
"The speaker has awesome power, but I will always have influence," the California Democrat said as control over the House remains up in the air.
By Sanjana Karanth
Nov 13, 2022, 04:36 PM EST


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on Sunday about her future as the chamber’s top official, saying that any decision she makes about running again for the position will depend on what her family and fellow House Democrats want.

The question about Pelosi’s future as speaker comes as control over the House remains up in the air, with several races still yet to be called. With Democrats performing better than the party in power historically has during midterm elections, the House is looking at an extremely slim majority that could either go for the GOP or remain in Democrats’ hands.

“We will see when the people have finished speaking and the votes have been counted as cast. I’m very proud of our Democratic candidates, both the incumbents seeking reelection, and our red-to-blue, our challengers. They never took any guidance from those who would say, ‘This is over, Democrats can’t win because history says,’” Pelosi told Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“[Democratic candidates] knew their purpose. They knew why they were running: to protect our democracy, save our planet, protect our values and the rest … They knew their districts. They related to their constituents, and they have produced a great result,” she continued. “Who would have thought two months ago that this red wave would turn into a little tiny trickle, if that at all?”

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1. I would love to see her back if that is what she wants.

But she has served us well for a long time and has earned the right to leave when she is ready.

[FeelingBlue]

2. If not Amazing, Savvy Nancy, who ...

Would you hope to see as Speaker?

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3. If Repubs take the House, that would be a good time to swap in a new leadership team.

Pelosi, Stoyer and Clyburn have done a great job but moving back to the minority party in the chamber would be a good time to bring some new blood to lead the party. The new leaders could serve while their predecessors were still around to assist with a knowledgeable hand-off of the reins instead of waiting for one or all three to retire or pass on.