Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Pelosi Will Walk a Tightrope If Democrats Win

Count the many ways the party can change its leadership in the House.

March 25, 2018 at 2:00 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

With co-leader Steny Hoyer.
Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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The chances that Democrats will win a majority in the U.S. House this year are better than 50-50. The odds that Nancy Pelosi will become the next speaker are less than that.

Although the election is more than seven months away, the jockeying and calculations on what a Democratic majority leadership might look like have already begun. More than inside speculation, this goes to the promise and problems facing any possible Democratic majority next January.