Over the weekend, the dynamic of the House Democratic leadership race started to shift. What had looked at the end of last week like a power play by Nancy Pelosi to squeeze out current Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is looking more complicated today.
Some key Pelosi supporters are actually backing Hoyer in his battle with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) to be minority whip. Does that mean Clyburn will slide down into the third leadership position, displacing Rep. John Larson (D-CT)? Maybe not. As a Democratic congressman told me this morning: “If that deal was gonna be done, wouldn’t it have been pre-baked?” Things are still very much in flux, but when the music stops Clyburn may be the one without a chair.
