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- Nancy Pelosi won the caucus vote to become the next speaker of the House on Wednesday, but still faces a more difficult challenge to gain the necessary 218 votes on the House floor this coming January.
- Pelosi gained considerable ground compared to her last election to serve as Democratic leader, but still does not have a challenger from within the Democratic Caucus.
- The group of Democrats opposed to her remain adamant they want new leadership and will continue to challenge Pelosi.
WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi secured enough votes to win the caucus vote to become the next speaker of the House on Wednesday. But she still needs to gain some ground if she wants to make it official when the vote goes to the House floor in January.
Pelosi won an overwhelming majority of votes from the Democratic caucus:
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