It's Pretty Obvious Why Nancy Pelosi is Suddenly So Important

[Madam45for2923]

By Mark Lippman


After the special elections in Georgia and South Carolina, it’s time for the Republicans to panic. The explanation is simple. Two words. Speaker Pelosi.

Both House seats were deep in the red. The Montana and Kansas seats were, too. For Republicans, there can be no comfort in knowing that the Democrats didn’t flip any of the seats from red to blue. The trend to blue is undeniable and if it holds, or even if it weakens slightly, a slew of swing districts will move into the Democratic column in the midterm election.

A Democratic House majority would make Trump, or any other Republican, a lame Duck for the rest of his term. The idea of Paul Ryan handing the gavel back to Nancy Pelosi must be driving the Republicans to the edge. The Committee Chairs would pass to the Democrats as well.

That’s why you see a sudden outburst of emotion about Pelosi. She was always a favorite obsession of Right-wingers. Compare the legislation that the House passed by this date in 2009 with the current session. Pelosi gets the job done.

What the Republicans need is a compelling campaign theme for 2018. For now, at least, it seems like Pelosi’s age is it for them. It should be common sense that this isn’t a good look. It wasn’t four years ago and it isn’t now.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/23/1674522/-It-s-Pretty-Obvious-Why-Nancy-Pelosi-is-Suddenly-So-Important

[Madam45for2923]

1. Republicans are struggling under Trump and Democrats are energized!

[cstanleytech]

25. Exactly, look at how the Repugnants had to spend millions in Georgia just for a House seat

that a few years ago they would have won in a landslide but this time they barely won and this weakening is entirely self inflicted.

[bettyellen]

2. As if Trump trying to use reverse psychology weren't bad enough,,,

We have liberals buying into this crap too.

[Madam45for2923]

3. Yep! It is so obvious! I concur!

[ismnotwasm]

11. Yeah. It's disgusting

[brush]

13. Ambitious ones that want her job. Makes one wonder who they're working for?

[dalton99a]

16. Well, we want someone willing to work with the great man and his blessed agenda

http://www.wfmj.com/story/33670138/tim-ryan-ready-to-work-with-trump

[brush]

19. Anyone saying publicly that they are willing and ready to work with trump...

and is actively undermined Nancy Pelosi warrants great scrutiny.

These kind of Dems we don't need.

[ehrnst]

48. What an opportunistic asshole. (nt)

[Cha]

67. "tim ryan ready to work with trump".. No thanks

to you, ryan, for trying to Normalize the perverted asshole.

http://www.wfmj.com/story/33670138/tim-ryan-ready-to-work-with-trump

Thanks for the link, Dalton.

[lastlib]

87. "Neville Chamberlain Ready to Work With Hitler"......

damn little diff betwixt the twain.....

[smirkymonkey]

94. +1000

You are too kind. I would say "Fuck you, Ryan". There. That's better.

[TeapotInATempest]

4. Now can we PLEASE

stop helping them by joining them in calling for her to step down?? Do we really need to do their jobs for them?

[Madam45for2923]

6. Yep! This has been an useless distraction!

[NastyRiffraff]

15. Thank you!

It's all over the place, and it's only repeating Republican talking points. They must love it.

[NCTraveler]

5. It can't be Clinton...

So it's going to be Pelosi. There will be many on the left who will help Republicans along the way.

[blue-wave]

7. Absolutley!

They are attacking her because they are soooo afraid of her. She is an extremely talented and effective leader. They are beating the hate drum against her because they will all s*#t in their pants if we win big in 2018.

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. Which "huge election" was that?

[Hekate]

20. Which "huge election" did we lose? And how is this Pelosi's fault?

[Lazy Daisy]

21. On other positions I might agree

Nancy Pelosi gets the job done. I don't agree with some of her positions, but she's not my representative. As far as having her in the drivers seat, we should all be 100% behind her. She's one of the few "old guard" we need to keep around for as long as she's able.

[iluvtennis]

24. I agree, Pelosi GETS THE JOB DONE...that's what the rethugs are afraid of

[Me.]

26. I Keep Reading This New Blood Meme

The drumbeat has been started. But who, exactly, are all the 'new blooders' talking about. Names please.

[stonecutter357]

36. Fox and the RWNJ's agree with you..

[TexasProgresive]

38. I like her "old" blood just fine.

On edit: I was going to say BuhBy, but I thought I would be nice. Ah it was so nice to know you.

[Madam45for2923]

61. LOL! on your 2 points!!! Me too!

[L. Coyote]

9. Speaker Pelosi is a yuuuge nightmare for the Republicans.

Not only is she way smarter than anyone they have, she is "a god damn girl." They really, really hate smart women, who should be applying their smarts to baking pies, etc.

[tazkcmo]

56. lol "a god damn girl."

Normally, I don't consider a person's gender to be a reason to consider or dismiss them but in this case, being "a god damn girl." is a YUGE bonus precisely because it bothers those knuckle draggers on the Wrong.

As another poster said, she's not my rep and I don't always agree with her (Or anybody else for that matter) but she's world class at what she does and I am glad to be on her side.

[L. Coyote]

58. I've been in the room with her, and she is awesome bright.

No script needed, she is brilliant off the cuff.

[Cha]

74. LOL

[yuiyoshida]

10. K&R and Tweeted

n/t

[tiredtoo]

12. Here is a link to a liberal that called Trump's win

Michael Moore Slams Democratic party.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-moore-slams-democratic-party_us_594b699ce4b01cdedf004f95?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=news_fb&utm_term=nosplashcard&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000021&section=crime.

[joshcryer]

14. This is exactly it, but it's a shame there aren't more recs for it.

This is the modus oprendi of the ratfucking right wing. The are trying to pull a wedge, choose deep red seats that were nigh impossible to flip (especially in special elections), which closed the gap by a huge percentage.

But for Democrats it's not good enough, it's either win or be eradicated.

[blue-wave]

17. Spot On!

The old divide and conquer trick. We should be beating up on the right wing instead of our own. Any news today on what those rats are doing to destroy our country?

[emulatorloo]

22. Extremely obvious! Kick and Rec n/t

[iluvtennis]

23. ding, ding, ding, ding....you got it

[stevepal]

27. Sorry to burst Nancy's bubble, but this is all BS.

Until the Dems address and do something about the underlying problem (rigged voting machines and voter suppression), they shouldn't expect anything to change. There'll be a few races that Dems will be allowed to win but overall nothing significant will change at all. We do not now have and haven't had for well over a decade now any trace of a democracy. It's no longer on life support. It's dead and buried. Get used to it.

[HenryWallace]

29. Amen

Read: [link:https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/06/ghost-candidates-are-not-acceptable|

....... and tell me the status quo is accessible.

[Madam45for2923]

62. Geesh! Woah just gonna give up? No way!

Read yesterday that 1st thing Pelosi gonna do in 2018 is introduce two voting rights bills:

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, while calling on her GOP colleagues to make it a bipartisan measure, said the bill "will be introduced on the very first day" Democrats regain control of the House in 2018.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/house-democrats-looking-ahead-2018-pledge-prioritize-voting-rights-n775766




stsevepal
27. Sorry to burst Nancy's bubble, but this is all BS.

Until the Dems address and do something about the underlying problem (rigged voting machines and voter suppression), they shouldn't expect anything to change. There'll be a few races that Dems will be allowed to win but overall nothing significant will change at all. We do not now have and haven't had for well over a decade now any trace of a democracy. It's no longer on life support. It's dead and buried. Get used to it.

[Cha]

68. Thank you for inserting REALITY into that

downer, Madam!

Good to know..

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/house-democrats-looking-ahead-2018-pledge-prioritize-voting-rights-n775766

[Madam45for2923]

70. Yes Cha! No need to demoralize each other. If people in other countries go on- we in USA

have no excuse!

We are all here in USA and in this world because our ancestors did not give up!

[sheshe2]

63. Your quote:

"We do not now have and haven't had for well over a decade now any trace of a democracy. It's no longer on life support. It's dead and buried."

So in as sentence you blew off Obama's 8 years? Sure we had unprecedented GOP obstruction, yet he still got a lot done and we were highly respected around the world.

[betsuni]

28. K&R

[NJProgressive]

30. If the dems win in 2018 the house in 2018 they need someone new to be the Speaker of the house.

If the democrats win the house in 2018 they need someone new to be the speaker of the house. Nancy Pelosi already had her chance and she's too much of a corporatist democrat. The Democratic Party needs to move to the progressive wing. People are tired of establishment politics. I'd say someone like Elijah Cummings or Tim Ryan would be a good speaker of the house. They both have many progressive creditals.

[Madam45for2923]

31. I disagree! Nancy gets the job done!

[George II]

32. But, but, but.....everyone who doesn't want Pelosi as our House leader are using the rationale....

...that we're LOSING because of her! So with that rationale, how can we possibly "win the house in 2018"?

[Madam45for2923]

34. Me thinks something else is going on!

[Jamaal510]

33. What does "corporatist Democrat"

even mean, and how is it that Nancy Pelosi et al. get stuck with the "establishment" label while certain other prominent left-wing figures don't? I also don't get how she is much different from Cummings or Ryan in terms of her platform.

[Madam45for2923]

35. Maybe no answer?

[NurseJackie]

42. Oh! I see you asked the same thing. (Sorry. We're doubling-up here.)

But it's good to know that I'm not the only one who has questions about what this term means, and how it applies to Nancy Pelosi.

[NurseJackie]

39. I keep seeing the phrase "corporatist democrat" ... WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

And how does it apply to Pelosi?

[betsuni]

64. I keep asking this question and never get an answer.

Somebody look it up in The True Progressives Dictionary and tell us, dammit!

[Docreed2003]

69. Apparently it doesn't apply to Tim Ryan....

Who's been an outspoken critic of universal healthcare.. but he apparently is a "real progressive"..SMDH at some of this nonsense

[pirateshipdude]

40. Your argument has been on the losing side, every single time. Eom

[NurseJackie]

47. Yes they have.

[Me.]

54. You're Kidding Right W/ Ryan

[Retrograde]

66. OK, how about Jackie Speier?

Representative from CA-14 (which I miss being in by a mile or so). Relatively new as a representative, but long experience in many areas of federal, state and local government, starting out as an aide to Congressman Leon Ryan (she was shot and seriously wounded at Jonestown). The GOP will hate her, of course, and not just because her district includes part of San Francisco.

[Cha]

71. No. Nancy's doing a great job. All you have

are buzzwords meant to insult.

Tim Ryan tries to normalize trump.. he's out, afaic.

"Tim Ryan: Ready to work with Trump"

http://www.wfmj.com/story/33670138/tim-ryan-ready-to-work-with-trump

I'm betting Elijah Cummings knows Nancy is the best one for the job. Unlike all of those who don't have a clue.

[BainsBane]

90. Ryan is significantly to the right of her

He won't even denounce the Trumpcare bill. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[NBachers]

37. Remember the "Concerned Clinton Critics?" Now it's the "Pelosi Grinders" trying to wear us down.

Sorry, chumps- it ain't working this time. We've been down this road before. Climb back into your rat-infested republican coffin and close the lid.

My fax & email to Representative Nancy Pelosi, who represents me:

Dear Madame Pelosi:

I am a loyal voting San Francisco Democrat and I live in your district. I support you, and I'm actively engaged in resisting the "Time for Pelosi to Step Down" critics. I refuse to let this republican propaganda be left unanswered.

I am proud to have you as my Representative in the House, and I will continue to support and vote for you. I've been politically involved for a long time, and you are one of the most effective Leaders I've seen.

Please continue, and know that we stand with you.

Sincerely, NBachers

https://pelosi.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
: U.S. House of Representatives, 235 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 205150001
ph: [phone]
fax: [phone]

90 7th Street, Suite 2-800, San Francisco, CA 94103
ph: [phone]

[Madam45for2923]

91. Thanks for sharing awesome letter!

I stand with Nancy Pelosi too! She is right where she belongs!

[scuciti]

41. Pelosi has to go

Agree NJ Progressive. Pelosi must go, new leadership is needed.

[Madam45for2923]

43. I disagree w/u. I & many like Pelosi, she is a threat! because she gets things done!

[Madam45for2923]

45. Donald needs Pelosi to go bad! Before 2018! He cannot afford her to be around.

[sheshe2]

60. What is this?

Find a Strong Democratic woman a day and try to malign and disrespect them. Hmmm...first Hillary, DWS, Harris, Warren, Yates, Waters...now Pelosi. You have to ask the question...Why do they fear us? I know the answer...pretty sure they do to.

[Thinkingabout]

82. Good points, all of them.

[sheshe2]

83. I just don't get it, Thinkingabout and never will.

[Madam45for2923]

92. sheshe2 a lot we are seeing is just plain bad faith!

Bad actors with bad faith.

[Cha]

72. No, Nancy does NOT have to go. Just because you say

say so.. LOL

[JCinNYC]

93. coordinated posts???

Bot attacks, aisle 11

[NBachers]

98. A low-post-count'er who joined to agree with another low-post-count'er; both critical of our Nancy.

It ain't workin' this time, dudes.

[Madam45for2923]

44. Curious how newbies coming out to just pile on Pelosi! Interesting, hmmmmm

[BumRushDaShow]

50. The site has been absolutely flooded today

with low post count disrupters, all on the same topic.

[Madam45for2923]

52. Yep! yep! yep! Pelosi must be a MEGA THREAT!

Good to know how they are thnking as they give themselves away!

[BumRushDaShow]

59. There is a subset of Obama haters too.

The strategy is to boldly post the bullshit and draw in "regular" DUers who might agree, in order to stoke a fervor and drive up the threads and narrative. I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch are from JPR coming to infest DU.

[Me.]

51. The Swarm

as I call them

[Madam45for2923]

53. Scared much? But they give themselves away, non?

[Me.]

55. Mais Qui

I guess they think we're like their supporters, gullible beyond belief

[BumRushDaShow]

57. Yeah it's been awhile

But "swarm" pretty much nails it.

[Cha]

73. And, very..

clueless.

[Madam45for2923]

75. and bad actors.

[Generic Brad]

97. Makes me wonder how much Putin pays for this service

Whatever short term gain is made by pushing an agenda favored by Russia, the damage it inflicts guarantees that those promoting that agenda will be hurt in the long term.

[onecent]

46. Make sure Pelosi doesn't fly on a plane that's been tampered with.

Leave Pelosi alone so she can do her job.

[Madam45for2923]

49. Donald cannot afford Pelosi around! Needs her out before 2018.

[RainCaster]

65. Pelosi's age is an issue? McTurtle is a fossil in comparison

How could the GOP try to tell the country that Nancy Pelosi is too old for the job when their current leader is long overdue for his crypt??? I just don't see how they can float that turd.

Of course, they did successfully convince a non-majority of America that the Cheeto Tweeter held the moral high ground with 3 divorces, six bankruptcies and 6,000+ lawsuits.

[DonCoquixote]

76. let's not forget the obvious

If she gets replaced with a white male, then many of the sexists at the GOP and HERE will say "see, woman jujst ain'tm competent"

[Blue_Tires]

77. aided obviously from the useful idiot dudebro left...

[Cha]

78. FYI..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Madam45for2923]

80. Yay Cha!! That is great news! and Mr. Daou is right!

Stop fretting and go on proudly...

[Cha]

84. Yeah, stop acting like

sharks and go be brave like a lion!

[AllaN01Bear]

79. they, the (rs) have been trying to get rid of nancy for years .

i am in a sea of red and red ish ( there are islands of us blue and we have to find them) folk who constantly parrot right wing radio, tv, and newspapers . and least we forget they only watch faux news. ive heard get rind of pelosi , get rid of pelosi. they, the (rs)still havent gotten rid of her , who is still in there punching for us. you go girl.



https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9238578

[Docreed2003]

81. I stand with the lady that partied with JFK...

[Madam45for2923]

85. Oh Lovely photo!

She looks full of spunk then!

[Docreed2003]

86. Indeed!!

[smirkymonkey]

95. She almost looks a bit like Audrey Hepburn in that photo.

[volstork]

88. Spot on!

Excellent diagnosis!

[Gothmog]

89. trump and the GOP hate and fear Nancy Pelosi

[Blue Idaho]

96. They should...

She has been the most effective Speaker of the House since Tip O'Neil. She knows how to make the government work for its citizens. No wonder they start these whispering campaigns...