Margaret wrote:I really really really hope Nancy Pelosi stays on as the new minority leader. Man, oh man, I hope she stays on. That woman is a lightening rod. We ought to call her the secret weapon. That woman can still do more harm to the Democratic party. Please, oh please, give her some more rope.

The Washington Post wrote: Not leaving: Pelosi will run for minority leader

"I am running for Dem leader," Pelosi (Calif.) said in a post on her Twitter account. She said her decision was in part "driven by the urgency of creating jobs" and protecting this year's health-care and Wall Street overhauls.

Many Democrats had hoped Pelosi - a central figure in the Republican campaigns that led to the ouster of more than 60 Democrats and returned the House to GOP control - would step aside. This would have cleared a path for Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), who has support from the party's diminished moderate-to-conservative ranks.

But Pelosi's allies have been quietly approaching fellow Democrats, seeking support for her. After her announcement Friday, Hoyer and Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) each signaled their interest in running for the No. 2 post.

Pelosi has no challenger at the moment, making her the clear favorite to win in a caucus that is more liberal after Tuesday's losses. She needs just a bare majority to become minority leader. However, frustration with her tough leadership style cuts across all ideological ranks of the caucus, and most insiders expect that she will face some opposition in the secret ballot likely to be held the week of Nov. 15.

On Friday, Republicans were practically giddy at Pelosi's announcement.

whitemaleheteropig wrote:What happened! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED! Here in glorious state of Nevada, (soon to be renamed Nirvana if more enlightened Californicators move here) our more than half a million illegal aliens, also known as apprentice Dimocrats, voted correctly thereby giving Prince Hairy Asshole Reedy another well deserved term! What happened everywhere else? Does Nirvanavada need to export some of our apprentice Dimocrats to other states to help them choose correct leaders? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER 10 MILLION ILLEGAL VOTERS?

Che Gourmet wrote:UPDATE!

Our greatest- to- date Speaker of the House is right now, as we post, examining all of her options, including running for Minority (ouch) Speaker. She will not go, at least not without a fight, and we all know that she wins when she conjures her spells, right?

Red Square wrote:Not leaving: Pelosi will run for minority leader "I am running for Dem leader," Pelosi (Calif.) said in a post on her Twitter account. She said her decision was in part "driven by the urgency of creating jobs" and protecting this year's health-care and Wall Street overhauls.