Pelosi reelected speaker as new Congress prepares to be sworn in

[George II]

Source: CBS News

Washington -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was reelected to a new term to lead the chamber as the 117th Congress convened Sunday, with the California Democrat set to shepherd her party through a new Congress with the slimmest majority in years.

Members cast their votes for speaker ahead of their swearing in Sunday evening, with Pelosi earning support from 216 Democrats and clearing the threshold to secure the House's top position. The proceedings at the Capitol were marked by the coronavirus pandemic, which led to a changing of procedures to ensure the new Congress could gather safely.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-pelosi-reelected-house-speaker-congress-convenes-today-2021-01-03/

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Announcing the vote right now:

427 votes

Pelosi: 216 (standing ovation)
McCarthy: 209
Duckworth: 1
Jeffries: 1

[Nictuku]

1. That was a nail biter!

[hlthe2b]

2. Thank you, goddess! SOOOOOO relieved.

[onetexan]

7. Ditto!! Can't wait to see what the numbers were - how it all shook out.

Madame Speaker for another 4 years!!

[George II]

17. I added the final vote to the OP:

Pelosi 216
McCarthy 209
Duckworth 1
Jeffries 1
Present 3

[onetexan]

25. Duckworth as in Tammy Duckworth? any other Duckworths out there in the House i'm not aware of?

[SheltieLover]

3. Ty!

[gademocrat7]

4. Good news!

[sheshe2]

5. Thank you!

So much going on that my head is spinning!

Kudos to SPEAKER Pelosi!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

6. K & R!

[panader0]

8. I'm glad. Nancy is one of the best Speakers ever, and the first woman at that post.

I can understand, a bit, some Congress critters wanting new, younger leadership. But who?
There really is no one in Nancy's league at this time. She has said that this will be her last
try for Speaker, I believe her, and I believe that she is absolutely needed at this point.
Her shoes will be very hard to fill.

[bdamomma]

9. Boy,

I'm watching the House floor cast and they did not even announce it yet. Leave it to DU, to post god, I was getting nervous.



https://live.house.gov/

[George II]

10. C-SPAN called it:

[Cha]

12. TY!

[Danmel]

11. That is a relief

[Gothmog]

13. Yeah

Link to tweet

[George II]

14. Bazinga!

[bdamomma]

15. Very close

but the Lady Speaker is in again!!!!


Now to the Senate Warnock and Ossof!!! Come on Georgia!!

[abqtommy]

16. YAY!!! I'm doin' my happy dance here!

[sdfernando]

18. So cool...for the first time ever we have

two women as the next in line of succession.

1) VP Kamala Harris
2) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

[George II]

19. This was the reaction as she got the 216th vote:

Link to tweet

[dweller]

20. YAY

Still 3rd in line 🙏

✌🏻

[HUAJIAO]

21. The Democratic margin is so slim we damn well better start working on 2022 RIGHT NOW!

Plus we need some ad-makes as good as The Lincoln Project. Why don't we have people like that. I mean, how hard can it be? Look at all the ammo they give us.

[Tommymac]

26. Um, TLP are a part of Joe's Coalition. A big part.

Steve Schmidt joined the Democratic Party a few weeks ago.

They are on the same side as all of us who love The Constitution. It's not really Rethug vs Dem any more...

It's Authoritarian vs Democracy Lovers. Welcome to the 2020's.

[HUAJIAO]

28. Yes, I know about TLP.

My point I guess was why cannot long term Democrats also come up with this creativity,, all the way down the ballot ?? And into my town and into yours.....

[Tommymac]

29. Don't know the answer. But Steve and TLP are messaging/marketing geniuses.

I wish my football team could come up with a Tom Brady or a Peyton Manning type quarterback.

Just not a lot of exceptional superstar genius type talent out there in any field.

But I am grateful TLP is on Our side now and for the long term future. Along with a ton of super hard hitting tweeters and tiktok'ers and youtube streamers and other PAC's like VoteVets and MiedasTouch.

[DownriverDem]

22. Was watching

off and on and was getting concerned.

[brer cat]

23. Thank goodness!

She is the boss.

[mikelgb]

24. Will DU treat the defectors like the squad?

[rpannier]

31. Probably not

When you're a centrist-type you get a bye

[NurseJackie]

27. Nancy rocks! Experience we can TRUST!

[Maxheader]

30. Fantastic!!

[iluvtennis]

32. So Happy Nancy was relected as our Speaker - the right person for this time. nt

[honest.abe]

33. Thank goodness!

[JohnnyRingo]

34. YAY!

I have a lot of respect for her, and believe her to be the smartest, wiliest, most experienced speaker in my life time. She never loses a vote.

[oasis]

35. Best news of the day.