No love for Jeffries here, but an alternative candidate has to be…an actual person. “None of the above” is not an option for Speaker of the House.“We can’t challenge Jeffries because nobody is challenging Jeffries” is the kind of circular logic that drives people insane @HouseDemocrats
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 10, 2026
And the majority of the people who voted for Democrats in this election have no idea what’s going on, and don’t care. 🤷♂️
I suggested they consider Angie Nixon.
ReplyDeleteI am going to disagree. Jeffries recruited any number of the new house members and led the house to a sweeping victory. This blue wave was much powered by people of color, and Jefferies would be the first black speaker of the house. The job of speaker is to work well with all members, understand procedure, and to be able to count and cajole when short on those numbers. Jeffries held together the minority and got them to vote as a block. All said, he has earned this position and I look forward to our first black speaker. The committee heads can be the firebrands, that is who I want in those positions, let us have an effective speaker, Jeffries is that person.
ReplyDeleteI am less enamored with Schumer, but there are stories coming out about how he too recruited and worked hard to support many of the new senators. I will not gnashing my teeth or pull out my hair should his fellow senators decide he is the right person for the job.
I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I remember the GOP fights to settle on a Speaker. They wound up with Johnson, after making themselves completely ineffective (but I repeat myself).
ReplyDeleteUltimately, it doesn’t matter what I think; leadership has a role, but even the Speaker is not the final authority. And if Jeffries crosses too many people, well…we have recent history to look to. I’m more concerned with what the Democrats will do for the people (and to Trump). It will always be a compromise (we won’t leave Israel to its decisions, as God would/did), and Trump won’t be forced early from office. Results matter, in the end. Jeffries is not going to be Johnson; no Democrat in the House will be.
Everybody can have their favorite choice. I’m just glad the choices are Democrats.