Rep. Marcia Fudge weighing a bid for House Speaker
Source: Cleveland.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge says she's considering challenging California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker.
Fudge said she does not believe Pelosi has enough votes to win the job, as many newly elected Democrats promised not to support her. Opponents to Pelosi are seeking an alternative candidate and have approached her about the job.
"People are asking me to do it, and I am thinking about it," Fudge told cleveland.com. "I need to give it some thought and see if I have an interest. I am at the very beginning of this process. It is just in discussion at this point."
Fudge said voters backed Democrats because they wanted a change, and Pelosi doesn't represent that. Fudge is also dismayed that neither of the party's two top leaders, Pelosi and Maryland's Steny Hoyer, is a minority, and said an African American woman should be in leadership.
"When you look at the people who support this party the most, they are women and African Americans and especially African American women," said Fudge. "We keep talking about diversity, but there is nothing diverse about the top of our ticket. We have to not just talk the talk, but walk the walk."
Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/11/rep_marcia_fudge_weighing_a_bi.html
Hestia
(3,818 posts)like Nancy, go ahead, run. Until then, sit down for 2 years.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)That one can raise money.
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)And voters are motivated by messages and accomplishments.
George II
(67,782 posts)The money she has been able to raise is only one indication of her overall effectiveness.
I'd say she should be grooming a younger person for the job in the future, but I don't doubt she has already been working on that.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Cha
(297,802 posts)for fellow Dems to help with their campaigns..
Link to tweet
Amanpour interviews Congressman-elect Tom Malinowski (D flipped seat that was R since '81)
snip//
I want to play something that maybe speaker, certainly Leader Pelosi said to me in September because a lot of people said well you know what, the Democrats don't really have a message to complete with Make America Great Again.
There's no slogan, there's no clear strategy but this is where she laid out in September.
What we're about in our campaign is that we are for the people, for lower health care costs, lowering prescription drug prices.
for fellow Dems..
We're for raising pay checks, lowering healthcare costs, increasing paychecks by building the infrastructure of America and for cleaning up government to make sure people understand that the people's interest, not the special interests are served here in the United States Capitol.
So there she was laying out a strategy and one that clearly is a winning strategy
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/congressman-elect-tom-malinowski/
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11406195
Link to tweet
iluvtennis
(19,882 posts)front against the rethugs. No dissention.
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Armymedic88
(251 posts)I'm in favor of someone from the Black Caucus as the next speaker
Taraman
(374 posts)I'm not excited about throwing out years of on-the-job experience. Let Pelosi mentor some of the younger members. Elders teaching the younguns. Pelosi's experience was hard-won. It's why Republicans demonize her, like they did the Clintons.
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chillfactor
(7,584 posts)I support Nancy Pelosi!
Stuart G
(38,453 posts)Is she new? never heard of her...sorry..
StTimofEdenRoc
(445 posts)I would like to see the leadership make a visible effort to show six or more younger members being mentored for leadership.
MrsCoffee
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joshdawg
(2,651 posts)We have the best one in Pelosi.
Raine
(30,541 posts)jmowreader
(50,567 posts)Was mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, from 2000 to 2008.
Elected to Congress in 2008
Committee assignments:
Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittees on Conservation, Energy and Forestry, and is ranking member of the Department Operations, Oversignt and Credit
Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Caucus Memberships:
Arts Caucus
Black Caucus
Progressive Caucus
Asian Pacific American Caucus