Tiger Beat on the Potomac (Politico) observes the some unnamed people in Congress are upset that Pramila Jayapal is campaigning to get a leadership position in the House Democratic caucus. (Rather unsurprisingly, the article is a bit of a hatchet job)
It should be noted that the 3 Democrats in the House, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and James Clyburn, are all over 80 years old, so there is a real need for new blood at the top.
As to the numerous unnamed sources, my guess would be that they are other Democratic members of Congress who have been working just as hard, without being as female or minority, as Jayapal.
The problem here is not that a 3 term Congresswoman is angling for a leadership post, but that the leadership of the house is so old and out of touch. (And in the case of Pelosi, relentlessly corrupt)
This ill serves the nation and the Democratic Party.
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