Tim Ryan weighs new challenge to Pelosi amid Democratic unrest

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23. Thoughts

I agree that it is actually past time to a change in leadership in both the House and Senate.

That isn't a knpck on Pelosi, she is tough and effective. But, as others have noted, having leaders in place too long makes any organization stale, and frankly to call the democractic party stale would be too kind.

Shumer might be OK back in the day when there was some actual collegial aspect to congress, but given that the other leader in the senate is a cold hearted, soul less snake, we are fighting a knife fight there with a plastic spork.

NOW ... Ryan is OK. OK. He is decent overall, and the kind of bluedogish kind of rep who will be mostly right on things, but have to tolerate some third wayism due to his district/state.

But, he is simply a younger version of what Pelosi/Shumer are npw. He isn't someone who can provide a reboot for the party. He is certainly ambitious in a PERSONAL way. He wants the position for him. But, he is no visionary, he is not a guy who can put the party on his back and help it prevail in the epic war that is now in play.

I somewhat agree with the person who called him a stalking horse. I don't think he even has the chops to beat Pelosi - unless there is a REALLY big wave in November, and pretty much all of them fall behind him. He certainly can't beat her as things are now, not even close, and probably not really much of a chance if it is only a 25 seat turnover, either.