Less than half of registered Democratic voters believe House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi should continue to serve as House leader for the party, according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday morning.
The June 22-24 survey found 41 percent of Democrats want the California Democrat to stay, while 27 percent would give her the boot.
The anti-Pelosi mood among Democrats was rekindled by last week’s special election loss in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. Three-in-10 Democrats blamed the national party for Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff’s loss to Republican Karen Handel, while only 17 percent said the problem was the candidate.
Ossoff’s loss was the fifth special election loss for Democrats since Trump took office.
Thirty-six percent of Democratic voters said things have gone mostly well under Pelosi’s leadership, while 19 percent disagreed.
Only 16 percent of Democrats have a “very favorable” view of Pelosi, while 12 percent said they have a “very unfavorable” view.
Voters would prefer a “socialist” over a “capitalist” to replace Pelosi as the head of the Democratic ticket, 35 percent to 31 percent, respectively.
The poll was conducted with 1,994 registered voters nationwide and had a 2-point margin of error.
