RUSH TRANSCRIPT See you ░░░░░░░░ for being here Well ░░░░░░░░ preparing for the post ░░░░░░░░ era inside the beltway ░░░░░░░░ speaker Nancy Pelosi is ░░░░░░░░ to step down from ░░░░░░░░ next year Democrats now ░░░░░░░░ eying New York congressman ░░░░░░░░ jefferies for the job ░░░░░░░░ she leaves although congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ have something to say ░░░░░░░░ that let s bring ░░░░░░░░ Republican strategist Alex Vogel ░░░░░░░░ Democrat strategist Laura Fink ░░░░░░░░ Laura I know Nancy ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make a ░░░░░░░░ without calling you up ░░░░░░░░ your opinion about whether ░░░░░░░░ s doing the right ░░░░░░░░ What happened Is she ░░░░░░░░ to retire before the ░░░░░░░░ term elections and if ░░░░░░░░ who replaces her Well ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi is a woman ░░░░░░░░ her word and you ░░░░░░░░ be sure that when ░░░░░░░░ forms the votes that ░░░░░░░░ her as the current ░░░░░░░░ there was a provision ░░░░░░░░ she would step down ░░░░░░░░ the next term but ░░░░░░░░ can also count that ░░░░░░░░ woman who has decades ░░░░░░░░ leadership arguably the most ░░░░░░░░ speaker in generations has ░░░░░░░░ plan for succession We ░░░░░░░░ see and all will ░░░░░░░░ revealed in the weeks ░░░░░░░░ months to come but ░░░░░░░░ can better believe that ░░░░░░░░ has hand picked whomever ░░░░░░░░ her David well forgive ░░░░░░░░ Alex but you beg ░░░░░░░░ question Laura do you ░░░░░░░░ who it is You ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that she actually ░░░░░░░░ somebody in mind No ░░░░░░░░ I mean and she ░░░░░░░░ how to whip votes ░░░░░░░░ that person and I ░░░░░░░░ say it s probably ░░░░░░░░ open secret among a ░░░░░░░░ of her caucus however ░░░░░░░░ s also a believer ░░░░░░░░ small democracy so while ░░░░░░░░ has her horse she ░░░░░░░░ going to let people ░░░░░░░░ in and have their ░░░░░░░░ David that s why ░░░░░░░░ suggested during the intro ░░░░░░░░ jayapaul might have something ░░░░░░░░ say about Mr Jefferies ░░░░░░░░ Alex if the GOP ░░░░░░░░ over the house who ░░░░░░░░ the speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ after the determines mid ░░░░░░░░ I liked our conversation ░░░░░░░░ whether speaker Pelosi will ░░░░░░░░ able to hand pick ░░░░░░░░ successor but I ll ░░░░░░░░ here as well Look ░░░░░░░░ think leader McCarthy has ░░░░░░░░ a tremendous job navigating ░░░░░░░░ a speaker Pelosi now ░░░░░░░░ as well is a ░░░░░░░░ political environment with a ░░░░░░░░ narrow majority and if ░░░░░░░░ find themselves as I ░░░░░░░░ they will in the ░░░░░░░░ to take over the ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ compelling argument that the ░░░░░░░░ can make that leader ░░░░░░░░ can make to be ░░░░░░░░ Do I think there ░░░░░░░░ others who will holdup ░░░░░░░░ hands and ask to ░░░░░░░░ David let me throw ░░░░░░░░ out there congressman scalise ░░░░░░░░ there may very well ░░░░░░░░ people inside or outside ░░░░░░░░ the existing leadership team ░░░░░░░░ throw their hats in ░░░░░░░░ I actually think that ░░░░░░░░ going to be much ░░░░░░░░ dramatic and interesting than ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats navigate a ░░░░░░░░ speaker Pelosi world David ░░░░░░░░ Laura let s just ░░░░░░░░ about the post speaker ░░░░░░░░ world if in fact ░░░░░░░░ number of Democrats retiring ░░░░░░░░ You have 24 Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are retiring Some of ░░░░░░░░ going to other jobs ░░░░░░░░ other races trying to ░░░░░░░░ governor but most of ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming majority just leaving ░░░░░░░░ entirely Why is that ░░░░░░░░ so many Well I ░░░░░░░░ it s just depends ░░░░░░░░ lot of times people ░░░░░░░░ on because they have ░░░░░░░░ prospects or they move ░░░░░░░░ because they ve served ░░░░░░░░ a very long time ░░░░░░░░ they re moving on ░░░░░░░░ other things and no ░░░░░░░░ it is going to ░░░░░░░░ a tough election I ░░░░░░░░ t look into this ░░░░░░░░ you in the eye ░░░░░░░░ and say it won ░░░░░░░░ be for Democrats not ░░░░░░░░ because of the environmental ░░░░░░░░ because Republicans control the ░░░░░░░░ which will affect the ░░░░░░░░ so Democrats have a ░░░░░░░░ climb and so there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of different ░░░░░░░░ that go into that ░░░░░░░░ see some of those ░░░░░░░░ factor s playing out ░░░░░░░░ Senate retirements on the ░░░░░░░░ side so I don ░░░░░░░░ know John I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ happening in the Republican ░░░░░░░░ and primaries moving into ░░░░░░░░ David well Alex you ░░░░░░░░ 12 retirements among Democrats ░░░░░░░░ among Republicans versus 24 ░░░░░░░░ Democrats so there is ░░░░░░░░ happening with the house ░░░░░░░░ s your explanation There ░░░░░░░░ and look we ve ░░░░░░░░ through this and the ░░░░░░░░ side as well Anytime ░░░░░░░░ you are in the ░░░░░░░░ and in particular if ░░░░░░░░ are someone who is ░░░░░░░░ a gavel over a ░░░░░░░░ and you know with ░░░░░░░░ certainty that you re ░░░░░░░░ to lose that position ░░░░░░░░ always drives a wave ░░░░░░░░ retirement and the reality ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have enjoyed being ░░░░░░░░ the majority in the ░░░░░░░░ and all of those ░░░░░░░░ looking at retiring it ░░░░░░░░ not just that yes ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ tough election for their ░░░░░░░░ It is they re ░░░░░░░░ confident they re going ░░░░░░░░ lose what power they ░░░░░░░░ and they d rather ░░░░░░░░ go out in the ░░░░░░░░ and not pursue it ░░░░░░░░ very much think that ░░░░░░░░ what s driving this ░░░░░░░░ Laura and Alex it ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ 2022 thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for coming in today ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it and happy ░░░░░░░░ year to you both ░░░░░░░░ David David meanwhile Tesla ░░░░░░░░ toying with a stock ░░░░░░░░ charlie gasparino hat has