More than a few Democrats have said they are wavering on supporting Pelosi as their leader next year. At least four House Democrats are running ads stating their opposition to the speaker’s agenda, and one Democrat running in Tennessee called for her resignation.
Edwards, rated by independent political analysts as one of the 10 Democrats whose seat is most endangered, goes further than most of his colleagues. He openly critiques his party’s entire agenda, saying its leaders “overreached” after the 2008 elections.
Now that the Democratic majority hangs in the balance, so, too, does Pelosi’s hold on power. No Democrat is challenging Pelosi for speaker – or minority leader, should the party lose power – and there is no plan underway for a leadership succession if she were to resign after an electoral rout.
Publicly and privately, Pelosi rejects any talk of losing the majority. Instead, she is focusing on a furious fundraising effort this fall to ensure that the very lawmakers openly running away from her have enough campaign cash to win reelection.
“We are going to win in November, so I don’t even accept your first question or premise and all the rest of that,” she said at her weekly news conference, when asked about potentially giving up power.
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via More House Democrats stressing independence from Pelosi, Obama.