Pelosi Blows Off Calls to Step Down [View all]

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Source: Roll Call

Minority leader says of calls from Democrats: ‘It's not up to them’

Posted Jun 22, 2017 11:25 AM
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Describing herself as “worth the trouble,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday blew off calls from House Democrats for her to step down from leadership in the wake of special election losses this year and failing to gain the majority in four straight national elections.

“It’s not up to them,” she said of members calling for her to let someone else give it a try before calling herself a “master legislator."

The comments were in marked contrast to those of people like Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who Wednesday night on CNN joined some other Democrats in saying it was time for Pelosi to go.

"Whether she's a leader or not is up for the (Democratic) caucus to decide," Moulton said. "It's clear, that I think, across the board in the Democratic Party, we need new leadership. It's time for a new generation of leadership."

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Pelosi to critics: ‘I think I’m worth the trouble’

BY CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS - 06/22/17 11:15 AM EDT

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) delivered a defiant message Thursday to those Democrats calling for her ouster following a string of special-election defeats: Bring it on.

“When it comes to personal ambition and having fun on TV, have your fun,” Pelosi said during a press briefing in the Capitol, referring to her detractors making the cable news rounds.

“I love the arena; I thrive on competition; and I welcome the discussion. But I am honored by the support.”

A number of Democrats, most of them younger members, had tried to oust Pelosi last year after President Trump won the White House, and those lawmakers have revived that effort following Tuesday’s special election in Georgia, where Democrat Jon Ossoff was defeated by Republican Karen Handel in the most expensive House race in the nation’s history.

Pelosi’s critics said the outcome was just the latest evidence that Pelosi’s place at the top of the party is a liability as the Democrats seek to pick up the conservative-leaning seats they’ll need to win back the majority in 2018. Pelosi, a San Francisco liberal despised by the right, has long been the subject of GOP attack ads on Democratic candidates, and the Georgia race was no exception.

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