House Democrats Re-Elect Pelosi as Leader

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32. If you only see success in terms of a win or loss in an election

and if you don't understand how the office of House Minority Leader works, then you're obviously not excited.

The minority leader is an administrative position, which involves herding our diverse group of Congressional representatives together to promote good or block bad legislation, to adjudicate all the internal squabbles, to feed all the egos, and keep the biggest egos in line. To present a united front to the opposition majority leader, or to find the compromises that are acceptable to the majority, from the far left to the far right.

This is not a figurehead, public media position; it doesn't matter how eloquent or outspoken the leader is. This is an internal game of carrots and sticks and a whole lot of legislative "strategery," and not everyone is good at that. The Democratic members of Congress that you and I elected chose Nancy Pelosi to continue that job. They obviously have confidence and trust in her, so we should as well.