REPORT: Pelosi Mounting Another Leadership Coup

It would appear that Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has not learned her lesson about replacing leadership in the Democrat Party. 

Reports are now surfacing that Pelosi is trying to have Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) replaced as the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee. 

Pelosi is reportedly looking to install Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who is 16 years younger than the 77-year-old Nadler.  

Out with the Old 

Nadler and Raskin are friends, and that is apparently weighing on Raskin, as such a move without Nadler’s consent would not be perceived well by the longtime Democrat leader.  

Nadler was the subject of numerous memes over the last term, having fallen asleep during sessions as well as having his fair share of Bidenesque moments over the last two years.  

According to reports, Pelosi feels Nadler is not the ideal person to lead the resistance against Trump’s MAGA administration, so she is trying to impact change among leadership.  

Nadler is not the only one being targeted, as Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), 76, the top party member on the Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. David Scott (D-GA), 79, the top party member on the Agriculture Committee, have also reportedly been targeted for replacement.

Even though Trump is the clear leader of the GOP right now, the party as a whole has made a huge move to younger leadership, with JD Vance the clear heir apparent after Donald Trump leaves office. 

Even if Governor Ron DeSantis jumps into the fight, we are still looking at a very young base of leadership compared to Democrats who are still well over 60 years old in key positions.  

I love the new direction of the party, as it must be able to capitalize on the fact Trump drew in younger minorities during the last election cycle. 

If the movement is going to survive, we need that youth and diversity to attract younger conservatives into the fold to make them feel welcome and comfortable.  

The good news is that the Democrat Party goes out of its way to shame them, so they are only helping drive more people to the movement.