“The push to block Nancy Pelosi from the speakership is sputtering amid disagreements between her Democratic critics over their strategy and endgame, just days ahead of a critical caucus vote,” Politico reports.
“Some sources close to the group have privately accused one of its leaders, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), of freelancing — publicly pushing a potential compromise with Pelosi that not every member supports or was even aware was on the table.”
Playbook: “Pelosi only needs to win with half of the caucus — something around 120 votes. If she doesn’t get to 218 — which she’ll need to get to on the floor in January — you’ll hear a lot of grumbling from her opponents that she can’t win the speakership. But that’s simplistic and not necessarily true. It’s a lot easier to cast a vote against Pelosi in the closed election than it is on the floor, in public. Some people will take the opportunity to vote against her in closed session so they can say they tried to stop her, but couldn’t.”
Reuters: Pelosi seen closing in on speakership.
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