On Thursday, after a highly touted Democrat lost a special election in Georgia, it finally began to dawn on Democrat congressmen that maybe, just maybe, Nancy Pelosi’s continuing 15-year reign as Democratic House Leader was past its expiration date and should be cut short. Many were concerned that the Republicans were able to successfully feature her in a majority of the political ads attacking Democrat Jon Ossoff in the Georgia congressional race, which he lost by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent. This was even with Ossoff managing to outspend the Republican, Karen Handel, about $24 million to $5 million (although outside spending narrowed the Democrat advantage somewhat).
Several Democrats were so incensed that they even spoke out publicly. “If you were talking about a company that was posting losing numbers, if you were talking about any sports team that was losing time and time again, changes would be made, right? The CEO out. The coach would be out and there would be a new strategy put in place,” Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) said. “We need a vision, right? Where do we want to go as a party? And we need a message. How are we going to get there?”
