A surprise Republican win on a procedural vote in the House exposes divisions in the Democratic leadership
By Mike DeBonis Mike DeBonis Congressional reporter covering the House of Representatives Email Bio Follow February 27 at 8:10 PM A surprise Republican win in the House on a procedural vote Wednesday exposed divisions within the Democratic leadership, set off recriminations and underscored that the party is still adjusting to its new majority.
“It’s a surprise, but it’s not to eclipse a tremendous victory today,” Pelosi said as she left the floor, clearly frustrated that reporters were asking her about the GOP success and not the gun-control breakthrough. Behind the scenes, according to multiple Democratic aides, tensions have emerged between Pelosi — who views these procedural votes as something Democrats should only rarely support — and Hoyer and Clyburn, who want to give members latitude to join Republicans in some circumstances.
Multiple aides described crossed signals where too many members — most either freshmen from swing districts or long-tenured moderates — believed they had approval from leadership to cross party lines without imperiling the outcome of the vote. Two deputy whips, Reps. Stephanie Murphy and Scott Peters , have been authorized to manage moderates on these votes — what one aide described as “handing out passes.
The larger issue for Democrats leaders, however, is that Republicans are already weaponizing the votes against their most vulnerable members.
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