A Woman Surrounded By Controversy

The day on which the House decides its speaker is nearing. The current speaker Nancy Pelosi seems like she will win the position of the Speaker of the House again. However she continues to face a small rebellion within her own party about returning as Democratic leader. More than 15 House Democrats have expressed concerns about Ms. Pelosi’s hanging on to the party’s top spot. Some of Ms. Pelosi’s allies said she had retained a strong core of support in the Democratic caucus and would be easily re-elected. Democratic officials say those who have gone public represent a much broader spectrum of House Democrats who are uneasy about Ms. Pelosi’s remaining as leader after the crushing losses on Election Day. Despite people being opposed to Pelosi, no one has stepped forward to challenge Ms. Pelosi. The main Democratic leadership fight for the moment continues to be for the party’s No. 2 slot.

I find it surprising that in these times, when the Democratic Party is struggling so much and losing control of the Senate and losing seats in the house, they do not all support one another as much as possible. It seems that to me in times of weakness the party would bond and become stronger however the situation of Pelosi shows that is not the case. In fact people in the Democratic Party continue to dislike and criticize and go against Pelosi. However this is only a minority who has expressed a concern for Pelosi having the position of Speaker once again. It’s also very interesting to me how she’s uncontested at the moment. It makes the opposition seem like they are either cowardly or they just don’t believe in their ideas and beliefs strong enough to take action about them. The Speaker of the House position is one surrounded by controversy however it seems that it’s a one woman race that Nancy Pelosi is running.