Pelosi opted to remain as a backbencher despite relinquishing her leadership after 20 years on the job.
Photo illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios. Photos: Anna Moneymaker, Drew Angerer/Getty Images.as a messaging goldmine, Axios has learned.It's an early glimpse at how Republicans are planning to defend their razor-thin majority in 2024, and how they're trying to spin opportunity out of Democrats'The messaging strategy involves targeting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ inexperience in the top job when things go wrong, and crediting Pelosi for his party’s successes.
In a break with most of her modern predecessors, Pelosi opted to remain as a backbencher despite relinquishing her leadership after 20 years on the job, with her colleagues voting to give her the honorary title of "Speaker Emerita."that they expect her to remain a powerful figure in the House. "She will never be a rank-and-file member," said Rep. Jackie Speier .
"As Jeffries ... forces his vulnerable members to unquestionably defend Joe Biden from accountability, it’s not clear Pelosi’s training wheels have been effective."Jeffries first entered Congress in 2013 and served as House Democratic Caucus leader from 2019 to 2022, beforeBy contrast, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy , who entered Congress in 2007, has been serving in GOP leadership roles since 2009, including as majority or minority leader since 2014.
She took Jeffries and his deputies, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar on a multi-state fundraising swing during last month's recess, including to her home state,
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