Wow: Here's Why Democratic Leaders Worked Behind the Scenes to Kill a Censure Vote Against Steve King

Guy Benson  @guypbenson Jan 18, 2019

Given the multiple concurrent controversies surrounding members of Congress and alleged bigotry, a report from Politico on some behind-the-scenes maneuvering by Democratic leaders this week strikes me as telling.  A few days ago, the House of Representatives voted almost unanimously to rebuke Iowa Republican Steve King for comments that appeared to defend white supremacy and white nationalism.

King, who has drifted toward nativism while amassing a rap sheet of inflammatory rhetoric, claims that his quote was misunderstood, eventually voting in favor of the resolution that was targeting him.

His protestations have evidently failed to convince many within his own party, whose leaders stripped him of committee assignments and strongly condemned him in public.  Nevertheless, a number of Democratic members stated publicly that the chamber's action against King was not robust enough, demanding that he be formally censured.  That did not happen.  Why not?  It turns out that Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and James Clyburn worked intensely to avoid it.

Their reasoning may surprise you:........To Read More.....