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CatWoman

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Tue Oct 4, 2022, 11:52 AM Oct 2022

Nancy was on Colbert's show last night and all but guaranteed we hold the House [View all]

Do you think she really believes that, or that is something she, as leader, is obligated to say?

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I can only hope she is both self-convinced AND correct! hlthe2b Oct 2022 #1
Nancy is too smart to be caught in a statement that turns out to be an outsized "guarantee" CTyankee Oct 2022 #2
Not what DCCC told me last week... brooklynite Oct 2022 #3
Oh. Fundraising. Yep I get those emails, too. CTyankee Oct 2022 #4
Nope; face to face with the Deputy Executive Director. brooklynite Oct 2022 #5
Are they okay with you JustAnotherGen Oct 2022 #7
+1 sheshe2 Oct 2022 #19
I've wondered the same. yardwork Oct 2022 #37
So are they agreeing with the Speaker? brush Oct 2022 #10
What I was told is: brooklynite Oct 2022 #14
That's a marketing 101 statement. herding cats Oct 2022 #32
How is that different from what a dozen other public sources are saying? LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #38
The willingness of DCCC to say that to its top donors is significant. brooklynite Oct 2022 #39
Really, I think Nancy is probably right about this...no races are considering the Roe vote. I say Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #9
He's been a lot weaker than I expected. ananda Oct 2022 #21
It is a patronage/reward job...and it shouldn't be. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #22
Either way it was stupid. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #6
How is it stupid? Of course she's going to express confidence. brush Oct 2022 #12
Because borderline voters who think it's in the bag may stay home - Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #25
Hogwash. brush Oct 2022 #29
If you think it's hogwash, Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #30
Still hogwash. I want my leaders to express confidence. brush Oct 2022 #31
A graph masquerading as a 'toon... Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #33
+1 betsuni Oct 2022 #36
+1 betsuni Oct 2022 #35
Disagree. People who think it's not possible could stay home. mahina Oct 2022 #18
There's a major chasm between saying it's in the bag and saying it's impossible. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #26
'Scuse me. Could you scrunch over a bit? I wanna stand by that, too. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #34
I saw her and she sounded sincere in her optimism. Stinky The Clown Oct 2022 #8
I think the internal polling is looking really good localroger Oct 2022 #11
I think Mme Speaker does not bullshit. Every Dem, tho, still needs to do their bit to make it happen Hekate Oct 2022 #13
Yes indeed, and thanks for this opportunity to post my favorite GOTV meme FakeNoose Oct 2022 #16
Love this! sheshe2 Oct 2022 #20
It clearly isn't a factual statement iemanja Oct 2022 #24
She said it would rely edhopper Oct 2022 #15
She means it mahina Oct 2022 #17
Nancy rarely gets it wrong and she gets the facts straight before she says anything. lees1975 Oct 2022 #23
She said we would maintain the majority in 2010 madville Oct 2022 #28
2010: Nancy Pelosi sounds a note of optimism madville Oct 2022 #27
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