If its not a progressive will it even matter

Feels like the same energy as the "What if the corperations all leave because of taxes" crowd. We don't need this much centralized power. If anything both Nancy and Mitch prove that it's a shit idea to have these head positions at all. Don't replace her. Do something better.

Why should she resign

an eggplant would be as an effective replacement. name one achievement of pelosi for the actual dems and people

But if you can’t even contemplate past step 1, how the hell are we going to organize to actually elect a more left person as speaker.

You know it

An empty bottle of Smirnoff.

Yes some progressives would step up but not only would they have zero chance at winning they would have a negative chance of winning. We saw what happens when centrist & conservative Democrats think progressives have a chance at winning look at Bernie Sanders.

The answer is Pramila Jayapal