Democrats lost their majority in the Senate and dropped to their lowest level in the House since WWII during the 2014 midterm elections. In response to their rejection by the American people, Democrats choose to respond by re-electing every single one of their top Congressional leaders. The Washington Post,
If this makes no sense to you, it’s because you are a thinking human being. The way life traditionally works is that if something goes really badly or even worse than expected, the top guy (or gal) takes the fall. CEO of a company who pushes a new product that flops? Bye bye. Manager of a baseball team that has a load of talent but misses the playoffs? See ya! …
All of which brings me back to soon-to-be Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and still-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — both of whom either have or will shortly be chosen (by acclamation even!) as the leaders of their party in the Senate and House, respectively…
None of the above means that Pelosi or Reid have been ineffective leaders. Both have done wonders to keep their caucuses united amid confrontations with Republicans and clashes with the Democratic-controlled White House. But, Democrats lost — and lost badly — in the recently concluded election. When that happens, the best way to show people that you heard the message they were sending is to do something other than just shuffle the leadership chairs. (Elizabeth Warren is in leadership now!) Is it fair? Not entirely, no. Welcome to politics.
