Nancy Pelosi will remain the head of the democrack party in the House. There was a secret deal and an arrangement to have a black man be used simply for his skin color to be 3rd in command with no duties or title or authority described other than he would be number 3 in the event that Pelosi and Hoyer are assassinated.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/13/house-dems-avert-leadership-struggle/
Meanwhile as you can see the title of the piece in the news is that they avoided a "leadership struggle." I wonder if they "deemed her as passed" in terms of being voted for without actually holding a vote. I wonder if the rest of the dems feel disenfranchised now. Anyways - her as the head of the party? Keeps her in the hated limelight. Keeps her as the face of the democrat party along with Reid and Obama to help ensure defeat in the 2012 elections.