Rep. Krysten Sinema, D-Ariz., said Wednesday that Democrats have decided to “double down on its failed strategy” by re-electing Nancy Pelosi as their leader in the House.
“I am deeply disappointed today, as the House Democratic Caucus has decided to double down on its failed strategy of recent years,” Sinema said.
“It is obvious that the current strategy doesn’t work; millions of Americans don’t feel that our party represents them anymore and they’ve said so, loudly, in multiple elections,” she added. “This should be a time of critical reflection and clear-eyed change, not a time to rubber stamp the failed strategy of the past.”
Pelosi defeated Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who said he was running because the Democratic Party needs to re-establish its roots with the working middle class.
Ryan congratulated Pelsoi for her 134-63 victory, but continued to warn that the Democratic Party needs to evolve.
“The people I represent in Northeast Ohio and the tens of millions of workers across our country are proud to be called blue collar,” he said. “Democrats must adopt a progressive economic message that focuses on large, direct infrastructure investments, affordable healthcare, portable pensions and public-private investments that promote advanced manufacturing.
“Hopelessness is a product of economic and social adversity,” he said. “That is why Democrats must always be the party of aspiration and inclusion.”
