Pelosi courts rebels ahead of preliminary speaker vote
by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is trying to secure the final votes she needs to become speaker again ahead of a preliminary vote Wednesday that will serve as a test of her standing among fellow Democrats.
House Democrats will hold a secret-ballot vote to determine who they want to put forward as their speaker candidate when the new Congress meets in January. The San Francisco Democrat is expected to handily win a majority of her caucus, but the vote will display the strength of the opposition she faces from rebellious
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