{"id":1032167,"date":"2021-11-19T13:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1032167"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:29:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T18:29:48","slug":"nancy-pelosis-retirement-rumors-swirl-democrats-swarm-for-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosis-retirement-rumors-swirl-democrats-swarm-for-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi&#039;s Retirement Rumors Swirl, Democrats Swarm for Power\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnancy-pelosis-retirement-rumors-swirl-democrats-swarm-for-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1032167&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-CA) retirement rumors are swirling about Washington, DC, as congressional Democrats are swarming for power.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi has not officially announced she will retire or campaign for reelection, but CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/20\/politics\/nancy-pelosi-future-2022\/index.html\">reported<\/a> Friday she may make good on her promise and opt to vacate her seat because it is unlikely Democrats will retain the House majority.<\/p>\n<p>If Pelosi does decide to campaign for reelection, she has a massive war chest ready for deployment. Over the last 20 years of being in Congress, she has reportedly raised over $1 billion for the Democrat caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone assumes this is her last term, but no one knows for sure,\u201d one Pelosi comrade told CNN. \u201cPeople don\u2019t realize how hard it was to win (the speaker\u2019s race) last time. (Pelosi\u2019s office denies that the race was difficult.)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former top Pelosi staffer Nadeam Elshami also told CNN Pelosi is keeping her reelection plans \u201cclose to the vest\u201d and that \u201c[n]o one knows\u201d if she will run for reelection, despite suggesting she would not.<\/p>\n<p>But&nbsp;<em>Atlantic<\/em>&nbsp;magazine in August <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/10\/atlantic-magazine-nancy-pelosi-will-announce-shes-stepping-down\/\">published<\/a> an article that indicated Pelosi will resign from her leadership role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cS<span class=\"smallcaps\">ometime in the<\/span>&nbsp;not-so-distant future, probably after next year\u2019s midterm elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce that she\u2019s stepping down\u201d the publication reported.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"107.10961832061\">\n<p>If Pelosi does not run, her daughter has been rumored to have interest in Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco House seat. Of course, the daughter would not be the speaker of the House upon winning, yet it would presumably make sense for Pelosi\u2019s daughter to run, having her mother\u2019s campaign funds at the ready and name ID.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s daughter could also presumably function as her mother\u2019s lasting voice in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>There are also congressional considerations if Pelosi shrinks from seeking the top Democrat House leadership position in 2022. Many House Democrats have been looking for an opportunity to claim the leadership position for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>After the 2020 election, Pelosi narrowly won the speakership over objection from the radical left and less radical members of her party. Five Democrats opposed Pelosi\u2019s speakership but she still won with 216 votes.&nbsp;Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/sgp\/crs\/misc\/R44243.pdf\">was<\/a> the \u201csixth speaker in history&nbsp;to win with fewer than 218 votes\u201d in 2020, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/03\/pelosi-speaker-election-454076\">estimated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several Democrat House members told CNN they are interested in Pelosi\u2019s decision but have not outright stated they would charge forward for the leadership position without Pelosi\u2019s retirement announcement in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is one who did challenge Pelosi in 2020.&nbsp;\u201cShe\u2019s previously said that this would be her last term as speaker so I suspect that she would stick to that,\u201d&nbsp;Spanberger said. \u201cBut since 2018, I think I\u2019ve been consistent on the fact that I think we really need new voices spreading the word.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9566658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"43\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP_18288848172583.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9566658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP_18288848172583.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic challenger Abigail Spanberger, right, gestures during a debate with Virginia Congressman, Dave Brat, R-Va., left, at Germanna Community College in Culpeper, Va., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Abigail Spanberger, right, gestures during a debate with Virginia Congressman, Dave Brat, R-Va., left, at Germanna Community College in Culpeper, Va., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) also appears hungry for power. He told CNN he would not comment on the power vacuum. \u201cI\u2019ll let the drama, in terms of internal House dynamics, exist over on the Republican side of the aisle,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15385552\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"38\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/01\/Hakeem-Jeffries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15385552 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hakeem-Jeffries-1024x767-1.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers remarks during the House Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 7120, the &quot;George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020,&quot; on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. The bill addresses police reforms in the United States and includes provisions to curb police misconduct and the use of excessive force. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers remarks during the House Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 7120, the \u201cGeorge Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020,\u201d on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2020 in Washington, DC.&nbsp; (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who opposed Pelosi winning the speakership in 2020, told CNN she is not satisfied with Pelosi\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18646498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/oct26-21-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dny-aoc-gettyimages.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18646498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/oct26-21-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dny-aoc-gettyimages.jpg\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 26: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a news conference to discuss legislation that would strengthen Social Security benefits, on Capitol Hill October 26, 2021 in Washington, DC. The lawmakers discussed their proposed bill, called the Social Security 2100 Act, which would include increased minimum benefits and add caregiver credits for people who have to leave the workforce to care for children or elderly family members. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a news conference to discuss legislation that would strengthen Social Security benefits, on Capitol Hill October 26, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI feel like just the history of the party overall has been to almost sideline progressive priorities, racial justice priorities, priorities for the working class, health care, et cetera,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t think that any selection of leadership should ever be a de facto thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of it depends on the unique constellation of the caucus, at a given moment.\u201d Ocasio-Cortez continued about whether she would support the speaker. \u201cSo it\u2019s not just about an individual person,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s about: Who is our caucus? What is the moment? And what is the alignment at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-CA) retirement rumors are swirling about Washington, DC, as congressional Democrats are swarming for power.Pelosi has not officially announced she will retire or campaign for reelection, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1032167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1032167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}