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MSNBC Reporter: Younger Democrats 'Not Super Loyal' to Pelosi, House Leadership

October 17, 2017

MSNBC political reporter Alex Seitz-Wald said Tuesday that a younger generation of Democrats has produced many congressional candidates who are "not super loyal" to the current House leadership, particularly Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.).

Host Hallie Jackson asked Seitz-Wald if he believes more Democrats will "run away" from Pelosi during the 2018 midterm elections.

"I do," Seitz-Wald said. "This was always something you heard in private, whispered behind the scenes from Democratic lawmakers, Democratic candidates."

"But the dam is kind of breaking," Seitz-Wald continued, saying that a growing number of Democrats, including "senior people," are speaking out against Pelosi. He noted how Republicans launched numerous attack ads in Georgia's special congressional election earlier this year linking Pelosi to Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff.

Seitz-Wald then said there is a "generational issue" within the House Democratic Caucus as well.

"The entire House leadership on the Democratic side is run by people in their 70's, and there's a younger crop of people coming in ... a lot of them weren't recruited but just stepped up themselves and they're not super loyal to that leadership."

A growing number of Democrats have questioned whether Pelosi should remain in her leadership position after Democrats lost the Georgia special election and other congressional races this year following the party's disappointing results in 2016.

Many of Pelosi's Democratic colleagues have spoken out against her this year and believe there should be a shake-up among Democratic leadership in the House.