Ocasio-Cortez, Dems build coalition to block Pelosi’s bid for Speaker – True Pundit

Rep. Nancy Pelosi is “100 percent” confident she will be the Speaker of the House in January, but several members of her own party are saying otherwise.

Last Tuesday, Democrats picked up enough seats in the midterms to take back control of the the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the following days, Pelosi made several comments about how confident she is that she’ll become the party’s next Speaker. But given Democrats slim majority in the House, there may already be enough “no” votes to block her bid for the speakership.

Ten Democratic congressmen, including New York congresswoman-elect Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez, told Politico that they would vote against Pelosi for House Speaker.

In order for Pelosi to get her hands back on the gavel, she will need 218 votes in the House. Democrats are estimated to have picked up roughly 31 seats and believe they’ll gain at least six more seats once additional races are called.

If that holds, Pelosi could only afford to lose votes around 14 members. – READ MORE

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