The Hill News

I read with interest the press coverage of yesterday’s vote count for Speaker of the House. If you didn’t catch it in The Hill, you need to study the implications of what those votes that were cast AGAINST Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) meant for her future as the Democratic leader in the House.

All told, 18 of the 193 Democrats voted for someone other than Pelosi. Historically, the minority party knows it cannot possibly nominate its choice for Speaker, so they all throw their vote behind their best choice. One-tenth of her caucus voting against her in a process that actually means nothing says something.

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