New - Pelosi has previously signaled this would be her last term as speaker - but she hasn’t shut door to running again or for re-election. Her potential successors on Hill and SF are watching her closely as she ramps up fundraising with majority on line. cnn.com/2021/05/20/pol…
Hoyer, Clyburn and Jeffries all wouldn't say whether they'd vie for top job if Pelosi quits. "I'll let the drama, in terms of House dynamics, exist on the Republican side of the aisle," Jeffries said.
"I'm still contemplating," Clyburn said
"I'm not thinking about it," Hoyer said
"I'm still contemplating," Clyburn said
"I'm not thinking about it," Hoyer said
In her San Francisco district, a number of names have emerged as potential replacements, including her daughter, Christine.
AOC: "I feel like just the history of the party overall has been to almost sideline progressive priorities...And I don't think that any selection of leadership should ever be a de facto thing."
Spanberger: "I really think we really need new voices spreading the word."
Spanberger: "I really think we really need new voices spreading the word."
But she still maintains wide support within the caucus, and won over previous critics, including blue dog Jim Cooper who calls her "indispensable to Congress. Period."
"She knows how to corral the caucus," Cooper said.
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"She knows how to corral the caucus," Cooper said.
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