Those involved in the discussions described them as preliminary among like-minded lawmakers.
"What's going on in the executive branch has zero impact on what my decision is here", said Webb, who described himself as a right-leaning voter who voted for Handel, even though she wasn't his first choice. He emphasized that the group "was a diverse group from an ideological, geographic and ethnic standpoint".
Ask House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi if she'll survive in her post as the top Democrat in the House of Representatives despite renewed criticism this week, and the San Francisco representative won't blink. "We need a winning strategy and I think the first step to getting a winning strategy is a change in leadership", Rice said on CNN.
The renegade Democrats resurfaced again this week, after Tuesday's loss by Ossoff in a Georgia special election that received intense national coverage.
Ossoff ran on a decidedly moderate platform with millions of dollars to back him up.
Republican Karen Handel will officially become Georgia's 6th District congresswoman on Monday evening, filling a seat that's been vacant for more than four months after a hard-fought victory over an upstart Democratic opponent earlier this week.
Chief among those is fundraising. He raised $23 million to her $4 million in the priciest House race in history. Numerous criticisms of Hillary Clinton uttered during the Democratic primary campaign by Bernie Sanders and others traced their lineage to Republican condemnations against her and her husband that had been first trotted out in the 1990s.
No other Democrat possesses the stature to match those accomplishments.
Pelosi has led the Democratic Party since 2003, and replacing her wouldn't be easy.
"When it comes to personal ambition and having fun on TV, have your fun", Pelosi said. I love the arena.
Georgia didn't sour on the GOP
She's the ultimate expression of "San Francisco values", and nobody's buying those anywhere but in San Francisco. Meanwhile, Ryan said he does think it will be "very hard" for Democrats to win the House back under Pelosi.
Most of that money, conservatives say, would have to come from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is commonly known as food stamps and is the third-costliest safety net program in the United States.
"I think I'm worth the trouble, quite frankly".
Pelosi can tout her experience as a key mover and shaker during the passage of Obamacare in 2010.
Is Pelosi the proper scapegoat for all the woes of the Democratic party in the Trump era? "That would be very bad for the Republican Party - and please let Cryin' Chuck stay!" But, Pelosi is the woman at the front of the pack, and the buck stops with her.
"Usually they go after the most effective leaders because they want to diminish the opportunity that we have", Pelosi said.
Six months into a Trump presidency they still think they can somehow undo, Democrats still don't realize that their problem is their old and exhausted message and their old and exhausted messengers. Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing special election loss in a hard-fought Georgia congressional race.
On that point, Ryan agreed that the Democrats need to focus less on President Donald Trump and more on economic issues.
Nancy Pelosi is still their party's prom queen. Another rising House Democrat, former California Rep. Xavier Becerra, departed the House in late 2016 to accept an appointment as California's attorney general. This also suggests that Democrats should broaden their aspirations beyond suburban areas seen as especially hostile to President Trump.
What started as a supportive gesture for House minority leader Nancy Pelosi got a little out of hand Thursday. Among those: Adding No. 2 roles to be filled by newer members on every House standing committee and adding six regional vice chairs to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
"We can't keep losing races and keep the same leadership in place".
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