9 more Democrats threaten to oppose Pelosi's speakership bid

Another nine House Democrats on Friday threatened opposition to the bid by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to become speaker of the House when the new Congress is sworn in this January.

Members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus demanded Pelosi support a set of rule changes intended to avoid congressional gridlock. Without the change, they argue, "small pockets of extreme ideologues will continue to block the will of the commonsense majority."

This comes after another 16 Democratic House members and members-elect pledged to oppose Pelosi's speakership earlier this month. Pending final election determinations, Democrats will hold a majority of about 34 seats in the House next session, meaning Pelosi likely has enough support to regain the speakership even with this intra-party resistance.

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