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In reply to the discussion: Yes: I am ready for new Democartic Party leadership and with good reason! [View all]Lonestarblue
(13,495 posts)but Tim Ryan is wrong to say that the Democratic brand is worse than Trump and that Pelosi is toxic to the Democratic Party. Prior to his run against Pelosi, few people outside of Ohio had even heard of Ryan. His rants against Pelosi are self-serving, and he is doing the party itself no favors by giving Republicans something to use in their future ads about how bad the Democratic Party is. Although some Republicans speak out against Trump, you do not hear current members of Congress trashing their leaders the way Ryan has trashed Pelosi. Heaven knows that McConnell could be trashed easily! I think people are coming to Pelosi's defense because they see that Ryan is unfairly blaming her for Democratic losses in heavily red districts. Think about it and ask yourself how many Republicans are trashing Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell in the national media. Yeah, none. Republicans don't have to run down our party; we do it for them!