Call it an attempt to insulate themselves for 2012, or just a protest, but 20 House Democrats did not vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. There doesn't seem to have been much agreement about whom to back. Here are the names:
Voting for Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C.:
Jason Altmire
Dan Boren
Jim Cooper
Joe Donnelly (Ind.)
Tim Holden
Larry Kissell
Jim Matheson
Mike McIntyre
Mike Michaud
Mike Ross (Ark.)
Heath Shuler
Voting for Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.:
John Barrow
Gabbie Giffords
Voting for Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif.:
Jim Costa
Voting for Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif.:
Dennis Cardoza
Voting for Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn.:
Ron Kind
Voting for Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio:
Dan Lipinski
Voting for Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md.:
Kurt Schrader
Voted "PRESENT"
Sanford Bishop
Not Voting:
Peter DeFazio