Odds Favor Pelosi Keeping Speakership: Campaign Strategists

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) smiles after receiving the gavel from Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after being elected as the next Speaker of the House during the first session of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could face a challenger but will likely keep the Speaker’s gavel when leaders for the 117th Congress are selected, according to Democrat and Republican campaign strategists.

“Nancy Pelosi is about 10 votes away from losing the gavel, but she will keep it. There will be a challenger or two, but for all her faults, Pelosi is a master when it comes to whipping votes in the House,” Democratic strategist Robin Biro told The Epoch Times on Nov. 10.