“I thought we had an agreement in terms of leadership and tenure,” Kim said when asked about the prospect of Pelosi staying. Andy Kim, a vulnerable New Jersey Democrat, said that if Pelosi were to attempt to stay as leader, he believes it would go against the commitment made in 2018, even if it weren’t written in stone. “We saw and heard that desire in the last two terms that Democrats were the majority, so it really is just a question of, not if people want that, but how many?” But I think that desire exists,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I think if we’re in a minority then I think that the desire for change will be broader, potentially within the party.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has been critical of Pelosi in the past but has since worked out a more collegial relationship and voted to elect her as speaker, said she also hopes to see change in leadership after the midterms - but stopped short of calling on the speaker to retire. And that’s something that I think the Democratic Party shouldn’t be afraid of.”
… There does need to be a new generation coming up and starting to lead. When you have the top three people in our caucus in their 80s. “She’s done an incredible job, but we really do need to grow new leaders. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from a New Jersey swing district, who didn’t vote for Pelosi in the speaker’s election last year. “I certainly have long thought it’s time for new leadership,” said Rep. Yet Pelosi’s two deputies, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, who, like the speaker, are north of 80, have surprised colleagues by privately signaling they might be interested in succeeding her if and when she leaves. Indeed, all this is running up against deep tensions among House Democrats, and in their party overall, that they’re overdue for major changes in their leadership. “She doesn’t have the votes,” another veteran Democrat said, pointing to some vulnerable frontline Democrats who have vowed not to vote for her. “No way she can stay,” added another long-time House Democrat.
“She has to go,” one senior Democrat said. Privately, the assessment tends to be blunter. “That doesn’t change my perspective that it’s time for a new generation,” Phillips said, noting that is a widespread view within the caucus.
Dean Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat who voted for Pelosi for speaker, calling her “one of the most extraordinary speakers in history.” “It’s time for generational diversity of our leadership ranks - regardless of the outcome of the election,” said Rep. Other Democrats say it’s time for new leadership no matter what happens in November.
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