Tim Ryan: I've 'not closed the door' on Pelosi challenge

Huntington, W.Va. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has made clear she isn’t going anywhere, signaling to her caucus that she’s ready to “take the heat.” But that hasn’t stopped her loudest detractors from keeping talk alive that her days are numbered.

Rep. Tim Ryan, the Ohio Democrat who challenged Pelosi in 2016, said in July that he’s considering a run against her again if Democrats take back the House. Sitting in a university cafeteria, four weeks into the House’s long summer recess, Ryan said he’s still weighing his options. Pelosi had just blasted out an email to members that included a Miami Herald op-ed listing the five reasons it would be a mistake to replace her, Ryan said, scrolling through it on his iPhone.