New Minority Speaker in the House

Nancy Pelosi was elected the leader of the minority group in the House of Representatives. After a 62 seat loss for her party in the previous election, there was much controversy over weather or not Pelosi would be reelected for this position. Although she did crush her competitor Heath Shuler, many moderate voters were upset with the decision.

"Angry moderates who lost their elections ripped into the soon-to-be-former speaker, but they are on their way out, leaving behind a smaller but more liberal minority."

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Many believe Pelosi is dedicated to her party, and will continue to make a stand against republican leaders, just as she did as minority leader of the House during the Bush administration. With only an 8 percent popularity rating, it is obvious that people do not see what they may have seen from Nancy Pelosi in her previous years of government, but only time will tell if she will recover from it.