Politics: Nancy Pelosi’s next House move, in historical perspective
- 1998 Newt Gingrich steps down from his House leadership role after a particularly rough midterm; his party was still in the majority
- 2006 Dennis Hastert leaves his House leadership role after his party lost the majority; he later left the House entirely without much fuss
- 2010 Nancy Pelosi defies the logic set by previous House speakers and announces that she plans to run for House Minority Leader (oh boy) source