Pelosi: With Hillary Clinton, Democrats can win the House
Source: The Hill
Rep. Nancy Pelosi says Democrats can recapture control of the House in 2016 by riding Hillary Clintons coattails.
Yes, we can win the House, the California Democrat said during a sit-down interview in her Capitol office.
If she runs, she will win the nomination. And if shes our nominee, she clearly I mean, the campaign, the joint effort would be one that could not only take her into office but would [pull Democrats to victory], Pelosi said.
Theres opportunity, all kinds of statistics now about if the Democrats have a presidential candidate who
wins by 52 percent thats over 20 [House] seats, Pelosi added. And so 53 [percent] is a victory [for House Democrats].
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/230812-pelosi-with-hillary-dems-can-win-the-house
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)I can go to the moon, but it's not likely.
newthinking
(3,982 posts)Support for Hillary is not universal in the party. It will not result in the kind of turnout that could do this.
Now maybe someone coming out like in Greece to turn the platform back to truly progressive. THAT would bring about majorities. However, Pelosi might lose her seat in such a scenario.
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)...they're held by Republicans in competitive middle of the road districts, for who Hillary Clinton could be an attractive Presidential candidate.
That said, with gerrymandering in place, we're not likely to win back the House until 2022 at the earliest, regardless of who the Presidential nominee is.
wyldwolf
(43,870 posts)Your response. Democrats like Pelosi are apparently frightened to death to have a real progressive run for the House. I think you defined her quite well.
TheNutcracker
(2,104 posts)candelista
(1,986 posts)How is she any different from Nancy?
wyldwolf
(43,870 posts)closeupready
(29,503 posts)I like her, but she really isn't a liberal in the sense that Warren or Sanders are, lol.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)beerandjesus
(1,301 posts)...and still lost seats due to gerrymandering.
Wish I believed her, though.
Freddie Stubbs
(29,853 posts)the popular vote was in 2008. That year Democrats retained control of the House.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)And the Senate.
Let's just keep doing the same thing and we will have different results...
It is time for change, real change not just the words.
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Cosmic Kitten
(3,498 posts)Enough is enough !
Why is a professional loser like Pelosi is still considered a "leader"?
Out with those DLC / 3rd-Wayers.
mimi85
(1,805 posts)You lost me on that one.
TheNutcracker
(2,104 posts)NO MORE DINOS
merrily
(45,251 posts)Congress 2014--biggest Republican victories since 1928.
Yet, we're told to go along with going further and further right because that supposedly makes Dems so eminently electable.
What's wrong with that picture?
Reter
(2,188 posts)Over 30? How many did the Republicans win in '94 when they took over?
Marthe48
(17,018 posts)liberal causes, such as marriage equality, woman's rights, minimum wage hike, etc,etc, why do the republicans keep getting elected? Why do I have to keep seeing those jerks on the news, blathering about climate change is a myth, Keystone, blah,blah, blah?
And if the Dems do get the House back, are they going to do something with their power, or once again legitimize the extreme right's extreme minority stance, and once again I ask, how do the extremists keep getting elected?