Hayes, Himes declare support for Pelosi as opposition collapses

WASHINGTON — Representative-elect Jahana Hayes said Tuesday that she will support Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to be Speaker of the House, one of two Connecticut Democrats to add to what’s shaping up as an acclamation vote Wednesday for the 78-year-old House Democratic leader. The other was Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., who on Monday told CNN that he, too, would support Pelosi, even though he had previously declared his preference for a “new generation” of leadership. Speculation on Pelosi’s future intensified in the wake of Democrats winning back control of the House on Election Day after an eight-year absence. "The whole attack on leader Pelosi was that you can't win with Nancy Pelosi,” Himes said.

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