One thing to point out about Pelosi: She got a majority of House Dems to

[Ignacio Upton]

Vote against IWR in 2002. It was Pelosi as then-Minority Whip who marshalled opposition to the IWR after then-Minority Leader Dick Gephardt caved and surrendered his post in the name of political cowardice. Even though it passed, the fact that the IWR did not get a majority of House Dems shows that she has a history of being a decent leader.