Even as Nancy Pelosi emerged from her dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House last night flexing her newfound political muscles over immigration policy, a new Berkeley IGS poll finds California Democrats are ready for new party leadership.
According to the survey, whether Democrats regain control of the House or not in 2018, less than one-third of California Democrats want their party to keep Pelosi as leader.
If the party remains in the minority, 50 percent of rank-and-file Democrats say it's time for new leadership, while just 31 percent want to keep Pelosi as minority leader.
But even if they retake the majority, 44 percent of Democrats still say it's time for a new party leader, while 30 percent prefer sticking with the San Francisco Democrat.
"They believe Pelosi is a liability when it comes to Democrats' chances in certain congressional districts to win those competitive seats," says pollster Mark DiCamillo. "That's the downside they see. Their priority to is to regain control of Congress."