Another Democrat Refuses to Support Pelosi

Rep. Steve Driehaus won't commit to supporting Nancy Pelosi as speaker if he wins re=election and Democrats retain control of the House. Both of those are big ifs at the moment. Driehaus’s opponent, former Rep. Steve Chabot (R), would like to remind voters Driehaus has voted with Nancy pelosi 94 percent of the time.

The Hill reported:

Ohio Rep. Steve Driehaus (D) became the latest House Democrat to refuse to commit to supporting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for another term.

In a chat with readers on Cincinnati.com, the endangered freshman said, “I expect Speaker Pelosi will have a challenge within the caucus. And I will hold my vote until I know who’s running for Speaker.”

Another Blue Dog Democrat in Trouble at the Polls

Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio) ran as a “raging moderate” in 2008. However, Politico describes Rep. Driehaus as "a reliable backer of party leadership." This alleged blue dog has been revealed to be a Nancy Pelosi lap dog. Voters are not pleased. Driehaus is down 17 point in the latest survey to the same man he defeated in 2008.

Politico reported:

Another day, another SurveyUSA poll showing a Democratic member of the House down 17 points to his Republican challenger.

Yesterday, it was Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.), who announced his retirement on the same day the alarming poll was released. This time, the latest SurveyUSA poll shows Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio), a freshman Democrat who represents the Cincinnati area, losing to former Republican congressman Steve Chabot, 56 to 39 percent.