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Shuler says he'll challenge Pelosi for minority leadership
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| News Date | Thursday, November 4, 2010 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, told the publication Roll Call that he is interested in being minority leader and challenging Nancy Pelosi if she shows interest in that position.
Shuler, who defeated Republican challenger Jeff Miller in Tuesday's election with 54 percent of the vote, had said during the campaign that he would challenge Pelosi for the house speaker position, if no other viable alternatives emerged. With Republicans taking control of the House, the speakership is no longer an issue.
Here's an excerpt from Roll Call:
Rep. Heath Shuler predicted Thursday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi would act in the “best interest” of the Democratic Caucus and bow out of leadership, but said he would challenge the California Democrat for Minority Leader if she tried to stay on and no “viable alternative” candidate emerged.
“If there’s not a viable alternative — like I said all along — I can go recruit moderate Members to run in swing districts,” said Shuler, a leader of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition. “In that situation, I could do it better than she could, and that’s what it’s going to take. It’s going to take moderate candidates to win back those seats.” |
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