New cracks emerge in Dem unity
Posted on AllSides March 7th, 2019
From The Center
House Democrats are showing more cracks in their united front just two months into the new Congress.
Leaders are scrambling to contain high-profile rifts between liberals and centrists on everything from the Green New Deal and “Medicare for all,” to the handling of controversial remarks by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and the impeachment of President Trump.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has built a hard-earned reputation for coalescing her caucus around shared Democratic values and keeping her troops in line on even the most controversial legislative proposals.
And in the early...