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Line 46: − − Some members in the coup plot were willing to vote for Pelosi if she would agree to a "Sell by" date. Others who vowed on the campaign trail not to vote for Pelosi as Speaker were given an option: they could vote against Pelosi in the closed door caucus meeting, "Present" on the floor vote (thus keeping their promise to voters) and keep their committee assignments as well. Pelosi's biographer made it clear that if the [[coup]] plotters against Pelosi failed, "life would become uncomfortable."<ref>Listen to Why Nancy Pelosi Won't Back Down by CQ Roll Call Podcast #np on #SoundCloud − https://soundcloud.com/cq-rollcall/why-nancy-pelosi-wont-back</ref>
→Dumps Justice Democrats for big money
===Dumps Justice Democrats for big money===
===Dumps Justice Democrats for big money===
[[Justice Democrats]], a group that backed Reps.-elect [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] and [[Ayanna S. Pressley]], urged progressive Democrats to withhold their votes to {{quotebox|“extract concessions...[[Medicare For All]], rejecting corporate donations, free college, dismantling mass incarceration and mass deportation."}}
[[Justice Democrats]], a group that backed Reps.-elect [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] and [[Ayanna S. Pressley]], urged progressive Democrats to withhold their votes to {{quotebox|“extract concessions...[[Medicare For All]], rejecting corporate donations, free college, dismantling mass incarceration and mass deportation."}}
With 233 seats in the bag, Pelosi could only afford to lose 15 votes. 16 members publicly joined the NeverPelosi movement. [[President Trump]] weighed in and said he could guarantee enough Republican votes to save Pelosi.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-casts-pelosis-speaker-savior</ref> Pelosi became so desperate she began an online petition at pelosiforcongress.org, {{Quotebox|“Let Nancy know you’ve got her back. Add your name."}}
With 233 seats in the bag, Pelosi could only afford to lose 15 votes. 16 members publicly joined the NeverPelosi movement. [[President Trump]] weighed in and said he could guarantee enough Republican votes to save Pelosi.<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/trump-casts-pelosis-speaker-savior</ref> Pelosi became so desperate she began an online petition at pelosiforcongress.org, {{Quotebox|“Let Nancy know you’ve got her back. Add your name."}}