Representative Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) was nominated Wednesday to serve as the next Speaker of the House, despite strident opposition from a small subset of the caucus.
Pelosi’s nomination was all but guaranteed as the roughly 16 House Democrats opposed to her nomination have not yet presented an alternative. With the nomination secured, the California progressive must now win over a majority of the House in a floor vote in early January before she can claim the gavel.
While Pelosi was running unopposed, the party modified the standard nomination ballot to include a "no" option, so that freshman Democrats who ran on opposing her could tell their constituents they followed through on their respective pledges. Pelosi reportedly supported those freshmen lawmakers, giving them the go ahead to vote "no" to preserve their political capital.
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