In threat to Pelosi, 16 Dems say they’ll back new leadership

Sixteen maverick Democrats released a letter saying they’ll vote for “new leadership” when the House of Representatives picks leaders in January. That poses a threat to Nancy Pelosi’s effort to become speaker.

The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them, as she has since 2003.

The letter says Democrats won on “a message of change,” and the legislators say they plan to deliver that.