There is a rebellion in the House Democratic majority by newly elected Progressives who want a different House Speaker, House Majority Leader, and House Majority Whip.
This is tempting, but unwise, as it was Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and James Clyburn who brought about the victory of Democrats in the Midterm Elections of 2018, and everyone knows that Nancy Pelosi, despite her faults and shortcomings, was a master at raising money and promoting Democrats across the nation.
We also know that Nancy Pelosi was the best Speaker since Thomas “Tip” O’Neill from 1977-1987, and accomplished the best House performance in 2009-2010 in decades,including getting the passage of ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. Her experience and skills are priceless at this time.
On the other hand, all three Democratic leaders will have reached the age of 80 by 2020.
So the solution is let these three leaders who brought about the Democratic revival stay as leaders for the next Congress, but with a declaration that they will groom other younger, progressive types to replace them in the next Congress, the 117th, in 2021-2022, and more influence over legislation
Key committee assignments and other House leadership positions below the top three leaders need to be given to people who have shown their ability to lead, such as Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Karen Bass of California, Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts, Tim Ryan and Marcia Fudge of Ohio, and others as well.
It is time for the House leadership to agree to their own term limits, but usher in the future with their smart, experienced leadership for now, and groom others for such leadership in two years.
The key thing, above all, is to insure that the House Democrats show accomplishments in the next two years, and are, therefore, able to keep control in 2020, and hopefully, with a winning Democratic Presidential nominee in the 2020 Presidential election, expand their numbers,and elect a new House Speaker, Majority Leader and Majority Whip two years from now, and applaud the efforts of the veterans who made them successful in 2018 and again in 2020.
A sufficient amount of what is mentioned in the following video represents my viewpoint on this topic.
https://youtu.be/3EYJxSr7XBo
I knew, D, you would be critical of my view! HAHA
Again, Pelosi should agree to leave in 2020, but I believe she is the right person, and Hoyer and Clyburn, for the next two years, but she and they should agree that change is required by the next election
cycle. Change is needed in the near future.
I do not see Pelosi working with Trump, and that view is widespread on the extreme left, and we need unity right now to accomplish goals to keep the Democrats in power.
But as I said in the posting, promotion of younger and newer members and promoting health care and gun regulation and other legislation must be the priority,
We do not want the Republicans helping to elect Pelosi Speaker, as that would be a disaster for the party!
I say keep her because we need someone with experience.