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In reply to the discussion: I support AOC for Speaker of the House. [View all]BainsBane
(57,771 posts)and fortunately you and the rest of her fan club doesn't have a vote on the matter--with very good reason. Whether she is your favorite congresswoman is irrelevant. She's already shown that she doesn't have the ability, or even desire, to hold the caucus together, which Nancy does incredibly well. Speaker isn't a beauty contest or a vote for fav personality. And Nancy has already been chosen. Her record is unimpeachable. As much as some might like to see the party is constant disarray, those serving in congress knows that only benefits the GOP.
Lesson number 678,852,478 in why I am eternally grateful that the interwebz doesn't choose our party leadership or Biden's cabinet.
Last time Nancy Pelosi was up for re-election, a certain minority of DUers decided that Tim Ryan, an anti-choice Democrat, who later went on to vote for the Trump tax cuts, was the more "progressive" choice.