"Ryan’s argument hinges largely on the message that Pelosi and her top deputies — all in their 70s, all hailing from coastal states — are out of touch with rural middle-class voters, including the Rust Belt workers Ryan represents in his Youngstown district. Pelosi, a liberal San Franciscan, simply doesn’t speak to that demographic, Ryan says, and she’s therefore the wrong figure to broaden the Democrats’ appeal to the middle-of-the-country voters who propelled Donald Trump to an upset victory in the presidential election."
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/307997-dems-face-choice-of-unseating-pelosi
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/307997-dems-face-choice-of-unseating-pelosi