House Democratic leaders face fallout over poorly timed floor vote fumbles

Summary

A week that was supposed to see House Democrats transition seamlessly from a landslide midterm victory to a leadership coronation has instead been pocked by surprise Republican victories on the House floor. Why it matters: Skeptics of Democratic leadership have seized on these strategic fumbles to cast doubt on their much-heralded managerial abilities in the lead-up to the party's leadership elections next week. "It's really unfortunate that this happened this week when, obviously, that is a narrative we hear leadership portray," Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios. Rep.-elect Melat Kiros…

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