Pelosi wins--House leadership elections will be held today!

[Joanne98]

During a just-completed press conference, the House Democrats who were seeking to delay the vote on the House Democratic leadership have conceded. They now say that the leadership elections will be held today, and that Speaker Pelosi will be elected as Democratic Minority Leader.

This attempt to delay the vote was a last ditch attempt by the anti-Pelosi forces in this campaign. With their defeat and concession, this campaign is over, and Pelosi has emerged victorious. The vote was resounding, too--129 to 68.

Thank you to the more than 32,000 members of the Daily Kos community who signed our petition in support of Speaker Pelosi, a petition which was delivered to her office last week.

Also, now that Pelosi is certain to win, there is a new effort, led by Blue Dogs, to strip her of her power to pick committee chairs. It is highly likely that effort will be defeated, given that the vote to delay the leadership elections was a proxy vote for Pelosi's power overall.

Over email, our own procedural expert, David Waldman, provides some more context and information on the committee chair fight:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/11/17/921383/-Pelosi-winsHouse-leadership-elections-will-be-held-today!

[tabatha]

1. Go Nancy!

[Little Star]

2. Yes!

[pinboy3niner]

3. Looks like they misunderestimated her

There's a reason she holds that position.

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Nancy, you've got nothing to lose.

Go out with a bang, not a whimper.