Will Gwen Graham And Sean Eldridge Support Nancy Pelosi For Speaker?
With Nancy Pelosi making it clear she wants to once again be Speaker of the House of Representatives, it is time for Democrats like Sean Eldridge and Gwen Graham to be honest with voters and say whether they will support Pelosi for Speaker.
In July of this year, Graham refused to say whether she would support Pelosi:
The last thing Graham would want in running for a district like this is to be portrayed as a radical liberal. So she answers questions like “Would she support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker?” this way:
“I don’t want to take a position in advance of actually knowing who the leadership will be at the time.”
And in September, Eldridge dodged when asked if he would support Pelosi. Politico points out that Eldridge and Pelosi are “close friends.”
Top DCCC Recruit Gwen Graham (D-FL) Already Running From Pelosi
Yesterday, top DCCC recruit Gwen Graham (D-FL) refused to commit to supporting Nancy Pelosi for Speaker if she were actually to win Florida’s 2nd Congressional District:
The last thing Graham would want in running for a district like this is to be portrayed as a radical liberal. So she answers questions like “Would she support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker?” this way:
“I don’t want to take a position in advance of actually knowing who the leadership will be at the time.”
Graham said she wants to be viewed as a moderate who would help end the partisanship that divides Washington.
This may concern DCCC Chairman Steve Israel, whose PAC donated $1,000 to Graham’s campaign:
As well as House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, whose PAC donated $5,000 to Graham’s campaign:
