<p>Democratic Congressman Brian Higgins (NY) told reporters Wednesday that he does not support House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as top Democrat in the chamber. ;</p>
<p>Citing concerns about the lack of cohesion within the Democratic party, Higgins referred to Pelosi as &ldquo;aloof, frenetic, and misguided.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Higgins also criticized Pelosi for her inaction on pushing infrastructure and Medicare legislation. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m giving voice to a frustration that I hear every single day,&rdquo; said Higgins. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s members. I don&rsquo;t want to call anybody out. But this is the conversation that is taking place.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Higgins feels that Pelosi is &ldquo;out of touch&rdquo; with what is going on in New York and the Midwest. &ldquo;Democratic voters&hellip;feel politically homeless, and it&rsquo;s because we are not offering something affirmative to give people hope and something to invest in, in the way that we want to do things.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In other words, Democrats are failing to come up with an alternative agenda to that of President Trump. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The only thing I have is a voice and a vote, and I have to use that to try to get my conference to recognize that resistance to Trump at best is only half of it,&rdquo; said Higgins. &ldquo;We have to offer something affirmative.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Pelosi insists that Higgins&rsquo;s criticism stems from policy ;disagreements over his Medicare legislation, which would enable Americans age 50 and older to sign up for Medicare. ;</p>
<p>Higgins insists his proposal would help middle-aged Americans struggling to pay health care premiums that have grown more expensive thanks to ;Republicans&rsquo; attacks on Obamacare and would help stabilize the system&rsquo;s finances by bringing in younger, healthier Americans. ;</p>
<p>Higgins&rsquo;s idea is among many proposals &ldquo;on the table&rdquo; for Medicare, said Pelosi. &ldquo;The House Democratic Caucus is full of entrepreneurial thinking and innovative ideas,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;We welcome a robust debate on the many proposals our members have put forth, respecting policy differences, hopefully without personal attacks.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In his criticism of Pelosi, Higgins mentioned the following Congressmen as possible successors: Karen Bass (CA), Steny Hoyer (MD), Joe Crowley (NY), and perhaps Tim Ryan (OH).</p>
<p>According to an <em>NBC News/Wall Street Journal</em> poll, nearly 50% of Democratic voters are less likely to support a candidate who backs Pelosi. ;</p>
<p>The poll also suggests that 27% of Democratic voters will not support a candidate associated with the Clintons and that 38% of Republican voters will not support candidates ;endorsed ;by President Trump. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s time to move on,&rdquo; said Democratic candidate Nate McMurray, who will be challenging Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican from Clarence. &ldquo;If this blue wave really does happen, it&rsquo;s a request to go a different way, a mandate to do things differently.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><em>Nancy Pelosi, 78, entered the House of Representative in 1988 and has been reelected more than 10 times since.</em></p>
<p><em>In 2002, she became the chamber&rsquo;s first female Democratic leader. In 2006, she became the first female House Speaker. ;</em></p>