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Sorry, Nancy. I disagree. RandySF Nov 2024 #1
In retrospect I agree with Pelosi Du916 Nov 2024 #52
If there had been an open primary? MattBaggins Nov 2024 #62
Maybe roscoeroscoe Nov 2024 #66
"If Harris were pushed aside for yet another old white guy" ?? Dumpy Nov 2024 #101
Unfortunately, they said what they meant, Abolishinist Nov 2024 #133
what is meaning of WYPIPO orleans Nov 2024 #185
Phonetic spelling of "white people" in African American Vernacular English. Abolishinist Nov 2024 #195
Yoga pants are uniform in East Central Florida. rubbersole Nov 2024 #205
I imagine those will go out of style at some point... Montauk6 Nov 2024 #208
Lol rubbersole Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #251
I'm white...and i season my food. What category do i fall into? Buckeyeblue Nov 2024 #281
Funny, I have posts with the "word" in the subject line go automatically to trash here. phylny Nov 2024 #294
It would have been seen MattBaggins Nov 2024 #171
Not "pushed aside" Shrek Nov 2024 #234
white guys is all we will get from now on Skittles Nov 2024 #189
Women will never be qualified enough, politically astute, educated or smart enough to be elected President of the US! akbacchus_BC Nov 2024 #242
Other than wild speculation, what's your evidence for that? Orrex Nov 2024 #288
Did he really say that, though? moose65 Nov 2024 #82
2020 Du916 Nov 2024 #94
Hmmmm moose65 Nov 2024 #107
Agreed Du916 Nov 2024 #118
That was being floated around, PatSeg Nov 2024 #175
Sorry, you need produce a direct quote from Biden. "Advisors" don't count. emulatorloo Nov 2024 #303
He said he'd consider the possibility of one term MadameButterfly Nov 2024 #192
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Hindsight is 20:20 Du916 Nov 2024 #163
Sharp decline my ass. You sound like a hater. Joe is still a sharp, intelligent man. Trueblue1968 Nov 2024 #165
Very true. LisaL Nov 2024 #183
If he'd had such a sharp decline; then why did he sound fine at the event After the debate electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #186
The over-reaction was just ridiculous. Biden had a really bad cold, I wish his staff had just rescheduled the debate. emulatorloo Nov 2024 #302
Heh I didn't need any reminding! 😄😑 electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #317
... emulatorloo Nov 2024 #318
I think the poster was referring to debating and taking live questions Polybius Nov 2024 #307
You might be right electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #316
I don't think Kamala was the problem so much as MadameButterfly Nov 2024 #199
AM radio for Dems has been discussed since the late 1990s Captain Zero Nov 2024 #212
Rush Limbaugh has been dead for over 3 and a half years MichMan Nov 2024 #243
They don't need Rush BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #297
Neither of which have anything to do with AM radio. MichMan Nov 2024 #300
That's yesterdays news too. BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #319
Al Franken tried it but it failed financially. Still MadameButterfly Nov 2024 #277
+1 pat_k Nov 2024 #206
You may be right about the lack of time. AlanAdam Nov 2024 #223
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Dems don't know how to play the game Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #4
The issue is that hat Rethugs play dirty Farmgirl1961 Nov 2024 #15
My mom (rip) partly grew up in a sort of tough neighborhood in NYC... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #190
Some Dems know how to play dirty inside their camp but Skya Rhen Nov 2024 #299
THIS onecaliberal Nov 2024 #254
I admire Speaker Pelosi tremendously but I think she should not have spooky3 Nov 2024 #5
And not now Lulu KC Nov 2024 #75
Agree. Kind of strange. She's smart, been around. etc electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #188
She may have passed her expiration date... Hope22 Nov 2024 #194
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Just wow MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #7
And that is what pisses me the hell off Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #18
That's disappointing. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #8
Thanks for nothing! BluenFLA Nov 2024 #9
"Nancy Pelosi" texted me a couple of times... Alephy Nov 2024 #10
Foolish! They are succeeding in having us eat our own. Jit423 Nov 2024 #11
Maybe Woodwizard Nov 2024 #12
This is getting insane. ananda Nov 2024 #13
I'll say MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #16
it definitely doesn't help, and she's had a successful enough career that she should hold her tongue cadoman Nov 2024 #79
Well said. nt akbacchus_BC Nov 2024 #245
Biden should have never sought reelection, but after his late exit we were basically stuck with Harris. tritsofme Nov 2024 #14
Even if we couldn't have a primary due to time, we still had last cycles results to fall back to. Lancero Nov 2024 #74
Biden ran away with 2020, it was barely ever a competitive race, it was over after South Carolina. tritsofme Nov 2024 #83
Not asking about President. Asking about potential picks for VP's. Lancero Nov 2024 #96
I think Harris was a fine vice president and helped the ticket in 2020. tritsofme Nov 2024 #217
I think she was a great candidate. It's the electorate that failed. ificandream Nov 2024 #92
Stuck? Seriously?? After he CHOSE her as his running mate and presidential partner as the "last in the room"? ancianita Nov 2024 #168
Yes, that's exactly how I felt. We had no choice but to run Harris. tritsofme Nov 2024 #218
Incredibly disappointing! Mme. Defarge Nov 2024 #17
The MSM was relentless. luvallpeeps Nov 2024 #89
I was disappointed when his own people called for him to step down. Yes, the debate was painful to watch but that akbacchus_BC Nov 2024 #249
She pushed him out. Is this the onion. Emile Nov 2024 #19
Yes, she pushed him out, and now tries to avoid responsibility for the outcome. LisaL Nov 2024 #58
Not Only Was She One of the Orchestrators Of Biden Stepping Aside hotellanai1986 Nov 2024 #198
Pelosi should retire. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author iemanja Nov 2024 #21
That is CLEARLY what she was saying, WTF krawhitham Nov 2024 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author iemanja Nov 2024 #38
RIGHT krawhitham Nov 2024 #40
Fair enough. I stand corrected. iemanja Nov 2024 #47
Joe endorsed Harris seconds after he withdrew, forcing everyone else to follow suit krawhitham Nov 2024 #45
Why would he not endorse his own VP? LisaL Nov 2024 #50
To allow the Party as a whole to chose a candidate Zeitghost Nov 2024 #106
There was no time for a party as a whole to chose a candidate. LisaL Nov 2024 #108
I think he may have been quick to endorse her early because Obama did NOT do the same with his VP... thesquanderer Nov 2024 #196
Despicable displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #22
She doesn't want to accept her own responsibility for LisaL Nov 2024 #23
Democrats forced Biden to drop out. hadEnuf Nov 2024 #103
Lawrence O'Donnell said that repeatedly PatSeg Nov 2024 #181
With all due respect to everyone, I'm sick of the Biden Bashing. Really sick of it. Joinfortmill Nov 2024 #24
So am I MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #27
So am I. Joe did an amazing job pulling this country out of the toilet trump left us in. The only thing that should LoisB Nov 2024 #33
Maybe President Newsom COL Mustard Nov 2024 #37
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If you ask me, Nancy Pelosi should have pressured Joe Biden not to run for re-election in the first place In It to Win It Nov 2024 #25
Pelosi and Schumer agreed that Biden was our nominee 12/22 Arazi Nov 2024 #84
That's because she was the one behind forcing Joe out, and now does not what the backlash, so she blaming others krawhitham Nov 2024 #26
She put the final knife to Joes back, and is scrambling to escape now that everyone is reaching for a fork. Lancero Nov 2024 #36
I strongly agree that President Biden should not have run for a second term. tman Nov 2024 #28
Hindsight is always 20-20. LisaL Nov 2024 #237
Even if there was substance to what she says Dave says Nov 2024 #29
Unfortunately she is saying what everyone is thinking. It's bad timing, but not wrong. Pisces Nov 2024 #34
Not everyone n/t Lulu KC Nov 2024 #140
Pelosi should retire standingtall Nov 2024 #30
She did more to protect us from Trump last time. How about she not retire LizBeth Nov 2024 #43
Pelosi is 84 years old standingtall Nov 2024 #49
Not president and doing fine and the one in there not a younger gen LizBeth Nov 2024 #119
My feelings exactly. LisaL Nov 2024 #44
WTF? She's blaming both Biden and Harris for the loss. StarryNite Nov 2024 #31
It's the truth Zeitghost Nov 2024 #54
If Harris had been passed over as replacement, we would not have marybourg Nov 2024 #68
Sure we would Zeitghost Nov 2024 #97
Solid vetting process? LisaL Nov 2024 #99
At the convention Zeitghost Nov 2024 #102
Convention was scheduled after a deadline to get on the ballot in OH. LisaL Nov 2024 #104
You are seriously underinformed Zeitghost Nov 2024 #121
This message was self-deleted by its author Lulu KC Nov 2024 #126
What you said Zeitghost Nov 2024 #127
This message was self-deleted by its author Lulu KC Nov 2024 #130
OH deadline was extended, but the law wouldn't have taken an effect in 2024, because extension was LisaL Nov 2024 #135
Dream on. Bypassing Harris would've splintered the party and lost the Black vote. brush Nov 2024 #178
Biden rebuffed all attempts to convince him early Zeitghost Nov 2024 #182
Listen up. I said a whole party primary in '22 where Harris would've sunk or swam like other candidates. brush Nov 2024 #187
This black woman would no longer identify as a democrat. And I know plenty of other black women that feel that way tulipsandroses Nov 2024 #207
I'm sure that will work out well Zeitghost Nov 2024 #209
Seems like you are making all kinds of assumptions there. If you want to know my other intentions. Ask. Don't assume. tulipsandroses Nov 2024 #214
The VP was the normal, logical and highly qualified candidate to replace a departing Pres. marybourg Nov 2024 #105
A primary is not passing someone over. white_wolf Nov 2024 #191
There was no time for a primary, when Biden was forced to drop out. LisaL Nov 2024 #193
Strongly disagree. To not choose the sitting marybourg Nov 2024 #197
This isn't about DEI scores Zeitghost Nov 2024 #211
I don't think it would be called "passed over" Polybius Nov 2024 #309
This isn't "advice" Lulu KC Nov 2024 #85
It's the Nancy I know and love Zeitghost Nov 2024 #93
I am not challenging her comments Lulu KC Nov 2024 #114
The time for the truth Zeitghost Nov 2024 #124
Good night Lulu KC Nov 2024 #138
Who would you have picked as our candidate? StarryNite Nov 2024 #117
Ideally Zeitghost Nov 2024 #122
If the candidate was selected at the convention by whatever process, LisaL Nov 2024 #132
The deadline was moved Zeitghost Nov 2024 #134
It was not moved quickly enough. The old date would have been still in place in 2024. LisaL Nov 2024 #139
Yes it was, it's been covered over and over Zeitghost Nov 2024 #145
Maybe Pelosi should blame herself for forcing him out when it was too late to do so. LisaL Nov 2024 #149
Internal polls had Biden losing bad Zeitghost Nov 2024 #162
We don't have access to internal polling, unless you are a party insider. DiamondShark Nov 2024 #312
I respectfully disagree. StarryNite Nov 2024 #113
My thoughts, as well soandso Nov 2024 #137
Biden was certainly NOT mentally declining Deminpenn Nov 2024 #227
While I agree with you re his mental moonscape Nov 2024 #291
Unfortunately, we were put in a position where she was the most convenient option In It to Win It Nov 2024 #176
People will be feasting on COL Mustard Nov 2024 #35
I think she is probably correct and I loved Harris and she ran an excellent LizBeth Nov 2024 #39
I guess she hasn't done enough. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #41
oh man....thank you stillcool Nov 2024 #57
IIt is also raw story. niyad Nov 2024 #42
From the NYT soandso Nov 2024 #100
I wll wait for the actual piece. niyad Nov 2024 #109
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/us/politics/pelosi-harris-biden-open-primary.html soandso Nov 2024 #116
I can't believe how many are trashing Nancy Pelosi. This is upside Pisces Nov 2024 #46
The truth is, she played a big role in what happened. LisaL Nov 2024 #48
People here Zeitghost Nov 2024 #59
Neither Biden nor Harris deserve this in the least. yorkster Nov 2024 #72
Just like it wasn't helpful for her to force Biden out LisaL Nov 2024 #76
I hated the way it happened, but don't know yorkster Nov 2024 #136
This is beyond unhelpful. The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2024 #51
It was calculated. She knew exactly who to run to in order to yet again bash Joe. bovine6 Nov 2024 #161
Well, of course she knew. LisaL Nov 2024 #170
Yet everyone says how the Dems can't get their messaging out. They have the media on speed dial Skya Rhen Nov 2024 #301
Dems... Ollie Garkie Nov 2024 #53
No, Rs do not march in lockstep soandso Nov 2024 #144
Yes, they do. Karasu Nov 2024 #173
I disagree soandso Nov 2024 #177
You forget the details of how and why that happened. Karasu Nov 2024 #184
Done? They very well may have the trifecta. I wish we were that "done". jimfields33 Nov 2024 #252
Look like they were speaking about moderate Rs being done within their party. DiamondShark Nov 2024 #314
Seems those moderates vote for the reicht. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #257
I actually agree with her. Xolodno Nov 2024 #55
Trump doesn't care he is term limited. LisaL Nov 2024 #63
Hence why Biden should have stated right after he took office that he was a one termer. Xolodno Nov 2024 #78
Well, clearly in retrospect, we would have been better off if we had a competitive primary. LisaL Nov 2024 #112
I think it was, in terms of football, a Hail Mary. Xolodno Nov 2024 #142
In 2022, she and Schumer agreed that Biden should run for re-election. LisaL Nov 2024 #156
Going to need a link for that. Xolodno Nov 2024 #164
Well, then the proper time to act on those worries would have been in 2022. LisaL Nov 2024 #167
Pelosi and Schumer both said Biden's the nominee 12/22 Arazi Nov 2024 #255
I love your patience and tenacity for stating the facts. Well done. NT akbacchus_BC Nov 2024 #266
But Democrats lost the year that LBJ decided not to run again (1968) Polybius Nov 2024 #311
True. Xolodno Nov 2024 #321
The Only Way We Win Chicagogrl1 Nov 2024 #56
The repubs Will SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 #73
Yep. LisaL Nov 2024 #77
60% of Republicans are MAGA cultists. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #263
Oh, Nancy..... WVGal1963 Nov 2024 #60
I really thought Harris ran a perfect campaign crushed him in the debate Tribetime Nov 2024 #61
Unfortunately, LisaL Nov 2024 #65
I wasn't thinking that was the world we were living in I was wrong Tribetime Nov 2024 #70
Well yeah, they were counting on white females not to disconnect abortion policy from the policy maker. 49-49 during ... uponit7771 Nov 2024 #87
Midterms didn't have Trump in them, which apparently brings out LisaL Nov 2024 #95
Agreed. She left it all on the field. 5000% effort ecstatic Nov 2024 #305
Power corrupts AverageOldGuy Nov 2024 #64
Ironic considering soandso Nov 2024 #110
Kamala represents the one cohort that didn't abandon us. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2024 #67
Very true. LisaL Nov 2024 #69
There were nobody better than Kamala. Dave Bowman Nov 2024 #71
Passing over Kamala would have Sneederbunk Nov 2024 #80
There wasnt much of a good choice anyway we went back in the summer... Mark.b2 Nov 2024 #120
WHO Nancy just WHO was going to be nominated? flamingdem Nov 2024 #81
Indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2024 #86
Biden ran and won as a one term candidate to return stability to the Nation. Freethinker65 Nov 2024 #88
I agreed with what she said. oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #90
She's forgotten that she herself said Biden was the nominee Arazi Nov 2024 #91
Yep. The time for any different candidates would have been LisaL Nov 2024 #98
And an open primary might have made things worse. The MFer trump had our number this time. Silent Type Nov 2024 #111
I don't think this would have mattered DC77 Nov 2024 #115
leadership had a choice wichita Nov 2024 #123
And if he'd been reelected Lulu KC Nov 2024 #147
You nailed it. Dems eat their own, they need to stop that crap and learn from the rethug play book, rally around akbacchus_BC Nov 2024 #271
Pretty sad. Our Party isn't in a great place right now. jalan48 Nov 2024 #125
she still doesn't get: it has nothing to do with the candidate AlexSFCA Nov 2024 #128
Because the reicht is so good at that... onecaliberal Nov 2024 #260
unfortunately, we learned, none of that matters to most voters AlexSFCA Nov 2024 #287
A lot of peoples votes weren't counted. People everywhere are saying onecaliberal Nov 2024 #290
I agreed with you up until point 3 ecstatic Nov 2024 #313
Meet the New Boss... MrWowWow Nov 2024 #131
We fuckd ourselves. Biden one and done. Primary. MerryBlooms Nov 2024 #141
she just can't stop herself bigtree Nov 2024 #143
Should have been a one a done. Primary. MerryBlooms Nov 2024 #151
Take care of yourself. mahina Nov 2024 #230
Oh crap. elleng Nov 2024 #146
As usual Dems form a circular firing squad Hassler Nov 2024 #148
If Biden had dropped out a year ago we would have had primaries and had doc03 Nov 2024 #150
They shut out other candidates! Arazi Nov 2024 #261
Exactly. LisaL Nov 2024 #275
I must be blocked by most of DU Arazi Nov 2024 #282
WTF Nancy? The "other side" ran with and old, crazy, felon and rapist crimycarny Nov 2024 #152
So true. LisaL Nov 2024 #153
Maybe Nancy could have done something more substantive than a snarky clap Orrex Nov 2024 #154
What do you think she could've done? Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #246
She could have refrained from armchair quarterbacking in the immediate aftermath of the election Orrex Nov 2024 #286
Members of the Democratic party are feeding on each other, its a stage of grief yaesu Nov 2024 #155
Maybe it's time for Pelosi and Schumer to retire as well ecstatic Nov 2024 #157
Honestly RJ_MacReady Nov 2024 #296
Bad take, Nan. JHB Nov 2024 #158
Will the circular firing squad never end? Susan Calvin Nov 2024 #159
That's what we are famous for, why stop now? LisaL Nov 2024 #166
The important thing is not whether she gets blamed or not. Susan Calvin Nov 2024 #169
I sense, rightly or wrongly, that this is an extremely unpopular sentiment to express at DU, however, Frank D. Lincoln Nov 2024 #160
Not unpopular with the repro rights groups I am in Arazi Nov 2024 #265
Take responsibity for your own actions forner Speaker Pelosi. CentralMass Nov 2024 #172
Talk about rubbing salt into the wound PatSeg Nov 2024 #179
What I want to know ucrdem Nov 2024 #174
Can't you keep your mouth shut Pelosi. JohnSJ Nov 2024 #180
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I dont agree with it all but you spoke some truths in thst rant. CentralMass Nov 2024 #201
A broken clock is right twice a day. rubbersole Nov 2024 #202
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Biden's decision to run for another term was a terrible, and tragic, mistake. pat_k Nov 2024 #204
I disagree. I think forcing him out was the mistake. CentralMass Nov 2024 #219
The reason we lost is simple DaddyShark Nov 2024 #210
She lost bc White people are anxious about a diversifying America. Yavin4 Nov 2024 #216
White people are the only racial demographic Harris made gains in Sympthsical Nov 2024 #225
How do you know that she forced him out? mahina Nov 2024 #213
Nancy, like a lot pros in DC, is completely out of touch with modern politics Yavin4 Nov 2024 #215
It wasn't Kamala, or Joe, or Pelosi nilram Nov 2024 #220
This isn't helping Meowmee Nov 2024 #221
File under, Be Careful What You Wish For Deminpenn Nov 2024 #222
There are no other candidates that would fair better anglesphere Nov 2024 #226
and now we start eating our own young... Layzeebeaver Nov 2024 #228
She didn't have to give that interview. FloridaBlues Nov 2024 #229
Why the f*** isn't Pelosi asking where the votes went?? Why isn't she asking for recounts?? WTF???? 58Sunliner Nov 2024 #231
The votes were never there- are we not getting it yet???? AkFemDem Nov 2024 #232
Then why exactly is Pelosi blaming Biden and Harris for this? LisaL Nov 2024 #236
I think she wanted him out sooner to drive more momentum AkFemDem Nov 2024 #238
The time to replace Biden with somebody else should have been LisaL Nov 2024 #240
She shut out other candidates at the start Arazi Nov 2024 #278
That's what she is doing, trying to avoid the blame for what happened. LisaL Nov 2024 #280
That interview clip is from December 2022 Arazi Nov 2024 #283
We agree to disagree. 58Sunliner Nov 2024 #250
If Harris had won, luvallpeeps Nov 2024 #233
Love ya Nancy, but go ... Island Blue Nov 2024 #235
Times reporting? Whatever. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #239
The problem is with the electorate bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #241
Nancy should retire. She announced on Election night Dems would win the house. Mr.WeRP Nov 2024 #244
This just the Johnson/Stevenson all over again Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #247
WHAT? no_hypocrisy Nov 2024 #248
Her hindsight is off. PAMod Nov 2024 #253
Nancy Pelosi has some answering to do kansasobama Nov 2024 #256
I think it hurt and not help. LisaL Nov 2024 #270
Not exactly claudette Nov 2024 #258
When was this primary going to happen at the time Pelosi and company forced Biden out? LisaL Nov 2024 #273
I don't know claudette Nov 2024 #298
She has her own legacy to protect newdeal2 Nov 2024 #259
If they would have not given it to Harris sky_masterson Nov 2024 #262
I agree with Pelosi NickB79 Nov 2024 #264
Harris is much younger than Trump. LisaL Nov 2024 #268
My honest answer? She's a woman NickB79 Nov 2024 #279
So the top players are going to blame each other? A felon won the popular vote and our side Passages Nov 2024 #267
Damn it Nancy please stop it... Ysabel Nov 2024 #269
I'm sorry, I think Nancy was a great Speaker . . . hatrack Nov 2024 #272
I semi agree with her -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #274
Well, if there truly was time to chose a candidate at the convention, LisaL Nov 2024 #276
It doesn't stop it, per se... -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #295
Oh I'm sorry things didn't go as planned for you. Autumn Nov 2024 #284
Pelosi julmur Nov 2024 #285
Yeah but even with all that Turbineguy Nov 2024 #289
All Well and Good Nancy But.... the_liberal_grandpa Nov 2024 #292
Sounds like a smart gal to me Beringia Nov 2024 #293
Her timing is shameful. Boomerproud Nov 2024 #308
Looks like she threw both Biden and Harris under the bus Polybius Nov 2024 #304
Who was he supposed to endorse? alarimer Nov 2024 #306
Remember all those post about the war chest only being usable by Harris? Fish700 Nov 2024 #310
This thread sucks. I reported it for sounding like GOP but it is still here. Boo, hiss !!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Nov 2024 #315
made me very sad Brainstormy Nov 2024 #320
Seems like the former speaker envisioned some kind of ad-hoc primary happening, Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #322
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