Holly Yeager of the Financial Times reports from Washington that when Democrats were in the minority on Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi, the party’s leader in the House of Representatives, liked to boast about how united they were.
But in the two weeks since capturing the House in the mid-term elections, Democrats are showing that unity may be easier in opposition.
The first sign of trouble came last week, when House Democrats met to select the leadership team to take over in January. Mrs. Pelosi was easily elected Speaker, but there was a bruising battle for the number two job.
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