House Democrats Re-Elect Pelosi as Leader

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86. My comment was not for or against Tim Ryan or Nancy Peolosi, but rather it was a response

to a post that made a broad brush conclusion that those who voted didn't want the "same old, same old", and I presented exactly why I thought that generalization was false.

There were a lot of factors involved.

Race was a factor, abortion was a factor, sexism was a factor, the complicity of the media was a factor with their double standards, the FBI interference, and the media LYING about that interference by saying "the FBI had reopened the email investigation", which was NOT true, voting suppression, which was advanced by the Supreme Court's ruling on a key clause in the voting rights act in 2013, along with the fact that 14 states added restrictive new laws on voting aimed to suppress the vote from people of color, long lines, special IDs, etc.

We lost major races in swing states against establishment republican incumbents.

While I have no problem with either Ryan or Pelosi in that position, I also have no problem with your point that it would be good to give someone else a chance.

I also think that this election was a generational election, and it will take a whole generation to undo the damage that will be done. The battles for Civil Rights, women's rights, environmental rights, health care, social security, medicare, etc. are all going to have to be re-fought again.

The actual change will need to take place at the local and state level, and that will take time.