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Nancy Pelosi is under attack because she is a very effective leader https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/nancy-pelosi-interview-696750/
Pelosi is one of the most powerful women in global politics. She gets credit for securing passage of much of the legislation in the Obama legacy, including the Recovery Act, Wall Street reform and especially the Affordable Care Act. Nancy Pelosi has been one of the most transformational figures in the modern Democratic Party, says Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez. Pelosi also spearheaded the takeover of the House a dozen years ago in 2006 an achievement that has become fodder for her critics. Leader Pelosi has talked about how we need to do what we did in 2006, says Rep. Seth Moulton, an ambitious Massachusetts Democrat who argues for a new generation of House leadership. I mean, we barely had iPhones in 2006 it was a different world.
But for all the talk about Nancy Pelosi, less time has been spent actually listening to her. Rolling Stone sat down with Pelosi for an hour on a May evening in Des Moines, Iowa, where she was raising money for the local Democratic Party. At the fundraiser, standing before a wall-sized American flag, Pelosi sought to flatten the difference between President Trump and GOP candidates. Hes their guy, she says of Trump. Make no mistake: This election, its not well its about him in certain respects, we cant ignore that but its about them.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,240 posts)obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)effectively made her into their party's joke. The average Repuke hates her and probably has no idea why. She probably has lost us votes because if this.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Hekate
(90,793 posts)...lie about them and use them for a punching bag. ESPECIALLY IF THAT LEADER IS A WOMAN. In that case, being used as a punching bag and butt of mockery will continue after they leave office and beyond the grave.
See: Hillary Clinton.
At this juncture, why on earth would the Dem party or leadership even think about replacing our best in the vain hope of pleasing the GOP? We would be fools to do so.
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)our leaders are now? I hate McConnell and Ryan so what.
NY_20th
(1,028 posts)Republicans hate her because she's effective.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)I am talking about the run of the mill low info voter. I live among them. They know zero about her but they treat her name like a dirty word. They ALL react like she represents the devil incarnate. It is a rallying cry that works. I don't care how great and effective she is to us it's a legitimate fact that she is used effectively. So was Hillary. Both mocked. If u believe that trussia costs us votes then u can believe the false narrative that a Pelosi costs us votes. It is also a legitimate idea that you could get more votes if u start at least at zero and not below zero. Remember it takes time to inform these Dipshits who to hate.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)It will be fun to have a battle over who will be Speaker if and when we win the House. Until then it is just divisive bullshit.
NY_20th
(1,028 posts)but the divisiveness is coming from those who are talking about it, not from Nancy Pelosi.
mcar
(42,372 posts)Fck the rest of them.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)All I'm saying is that anyone who smears and denigrates our party's leaders deserves our contempt and distrust. Loyal Democrats (the *real* Democratic base) don't do things to intentionally harm or weaken our party.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Hated by the fringe on both sides. But I sure do love her!