Nancy Pelosi's successor?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Speaker-again Pelosi coming January 3, 2019, but if I had to chose one it would be Tim Ryan.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Nancy Pelosi is on the path to become Speaker once again after next year's midterms. If she becomes Speaker once again and we defeat Donald Trump in 2020, I think she'll eventually resign on a high point, particularly if Democrats win the trifecta in 2020.

Right now, I have no doubt she is the best leader for the Democratic Party in the House. I don't think we can get anyone as progressive as her for leader for a long time. A lot of us on the left need to be realistic. We have a San Francisco liberal, once part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, as the leader of our party in the House. What do you really think we're going to get if she stands down prematurely? Obviously, the answer is corporate Dem Steny Hoyer. Do you really think we're going to get another Bay Area liberal type as the next leader? Xavier Becerra if Nancy Pelosi steps down on a high point.  Steny Hoyer if Dems fail to recapture the House

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Its premature to oust her in 2017, she will wait for the outcome of the House races in 2018, before deciding to retire for good.  But, Dems do have opportunities in PA, FL, Ca, NY and NY and VA where they are expected to do good on gubernatorial elections.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Best scenario would be her announcing now that she will retire at the beginning of the next Congress.

I presently live in CA12 she's not going anywhere, because Dems got plenty of ground, still in Latino friendly territory to make up to make her Speaker again in CA, NY, NJ, FL and TX.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The ramifications of GA 06, just says that there isn't a wave yet.  But, remember Dems are gonna sweep VA and NJ in the Fall and plenty of Govs in 2018 in districts where the swing districts are like VA 10, its not over, until Nov 2018.