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Cobalt Violet

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58. Not good for those who want change.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 02:55 PM

Nov 2016

Looks like No We Can't wins again.

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Pelosi wins 134-63! [View all] hrmjustin Nov 2016 OP

E Ha! Thank you for the great news, Justin! Cha Nov 2016 #1

Hey Cha! hrmjustin Nov 2016 #2

Hey you! Cha Nov 2016 #4

Yep! Time to be a thorn in Trump's side now! hrmjustin Nov 2016 #9

I'll toast to that.. Cha Nov 2016 #10

Hi Cha! Been looking for you on DU! skylucy Nov 2016 #13

I was MIA! You wouldn't Cha Nov 2016 #18

Good! Now let's move on and obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. Fla Dem Nov 2016 #3

Wait for the "obstruction is off the table" comment in 3...2... NightWatcher Nov 2016 #8

That's my fear Bettie Nov 2016 #11

I certainly hope she goes for the jugular. I'm sick of the damn high road. nt MaeScott Nov 2016 #45

Me too Bettie Nov 2016 #47

I am moving in this direction too.... AgadorSparticus Nov 2016 #109

She won't. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2016 #110

Democrats need to start fighting Republicans the way Republicans fight Democrats. TeamPooka Nov 2016 #67

I hope those 63 don't become a thorn to deal with. yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #91

Glad that Nancy Pelosi won her leadership position and was not offered as sacrificial lamb La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #5

Really! Dems weren't buying it in the House. Cha Nov 2016 #12

i am fine with Tim Ryan as a regular house member from Ohio La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #14

Thank you for pointing that out. GoCubsGo Nov 2016 #31

just like the progressives supported Tulsi Gabbard, who is a conservative democrat La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #33

But, she's young and fresh! GoCubsGo Nov 2016 #36

indeed La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #37

100 (nt) ehrnst Nov 2016 #39

From the first time I saw him on television, PatSeg Nov 2016 #49

Thanks! MoonRiver Nov 2016 #6

Alrighty, Ms. Nancy, you best be fightin every step of the way. deminks Nov 2016 #7

Well you just call up that super-experienced politician and talk to her every day Hekate Nov 2016 #16

Good Hekate Nov 2016 #15

So our top 3 House leaders are all in their 70s Jersey Devil Nov 2016 #17

What is the maximum age limit you would then propose for leadership positions? LanternWaste Nov 2016 #19

also isnt bernie their fav politician? and isn't he 75? La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #23

Now you know, that doesn't count! WhiteTara Nov 2016 #35

Especially those without any dangly bits between their legs. Maru Kitteh Nov 2016 #70

Pelosi, Hoyer and Clyburn are ALL in their 70s Jersey Devil Nov 2016 #25

That's a clever trick. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2016 #43

40. Never trust anyone over 40. MineralMan Nov 2016 #76

Why don't they care about developing the next generation?? lostnfound Nov 2016 #101

they got excited over Bernie. can they only be excited by old white men? La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #22

The entire Dem House leadership should be over 70? Jersey Devil Nov 2016 #28

it's smart to have capable people holding roles in dangerous times. La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #29

Agree. We're up against the wall, saltpoint Nov 2016 #34

We should not underestimate the power of experience. And don't underestimate those 'kids' ehrnst Nov 2016 #41

Exactly, Bernie is old! treestar Nov 2016 #95

Agreed... disillusioned73 Nov 2016 #26

Because Sanders was so young? Why does this age CONCERN apply only to women? Maru Kitteh Nov 2016 #40

THANK YOU!!! (nt) ehrnst Nov 2016 #42

Ahhhh.. disillusioned73 Nov 2016 #44

I thought they added the two men in the op as well yeoman6987 Nov 2016 #92

the age rtracey Nov 2016 #63

When Did It All Become Me. Nov 2016 #48

That kind of change for change sake treestar Nov 2016 #94

Great! mcar Nov 2016 #20

.. Cha Nov 2016 #21

Welcome back, Cha! mcar Nov 2016 #24

Mahalo, mcar Cha Nov 2016 #27

Democrats learned nothing from this election davidn3600 Nov 2016 #30

Identity politics just means civil rights for everyone. Demit Nov 2016 #46

But it isn't giving us the victories we need, is it? randome Nov 2016 #55

Yes, let's join the Republicans in being ugly to everyone. Demit Nov 2016 #87

I'm not at all saying to abandon civil rights. randome Nov 2016 #88

Yeah, us minorities & women keep ruining some folks plan for a white populist party Maru Kitteh Nov 2016 #50

Noted: you don't say "we Democrats" frazzled Nov 2016 #83

Yes, I speak of the DNC in the 3rd person davidn3600 Nov 2016 #93

Spot on - She's like a caricature of everying wrong with the Dems rumdude Nov 2016 #98

Completely agree. You know what's sick? I'm actually nostalgic for the 1990s Democratic Party - Midwestern Democrat Dec 2016 #115

K&R! stonecutter357 Nov 2016 #32

Good. KR! SaschaHM Nov 2016 #38

So impeachment of Trump is off the table then? n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2016 #51

the Who is proven wrong again hfojvt Nov 2016 #52

more of the same Skittles Nov 2016 #53

I like Pelosi blueotter Nov 2016 #54

Hooray! We'll just keep running from the left, right off the damn cliff. (Now lets raise some money) sylvanus Nov 2016 #56

My concern isn't "left" vs. "center" politics... brooklynite Nov 2016 #59

The ins and outs of House Rules are irrelevant when we're the minority and they're geek tragedy Nov 2016 #66

Remember this year's sit-in on gun control? brooklynite Nov 2016 #75

which was technically a violation of House Rules (I guess) but geek tragedy Nov 2016 #84

Ugh LittleGirl Nov 2016 #57

it's the very definition of insanity Skittles Nov 2016 #72

that's exactly how I think right now. eom LittleGirl Nov 2016 #81

Double UGH, this is a big mistake IMO Raine Nov 2016 #102

Not good for those who want change. Cobalt Violet Nov 2016 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author jalan48 Nov 2016 #60

I have no ageist or sexist issue angrychair Nov 2016 #61

The fact that Republicans hate her is good enough for me world wide wally Nov 2016 #62

Hell Yeh, Worked for Clinton and Obama! Winning! sylvanus Nov 2016 #71

Maybe we can act more Republican to please them world wide wally Nov 2016 #78

So ... relayerbob Nov 2016 #64

2 more years of the same stale leadership that hasn't done anything geek tragedy Nov 2016 #65

The more things change the more they stay the same. Red Oak Nov 2016 #68

Obamacare was a huge win that she acccomplished without a single pnwmom Nov 2016 #73

I'm sure that if I don't like the current leadership I'm an "ist" of some sort. Red Oak Nov 2016 #96

How was she demonstrably bad at her elections? She won every won. n/t pnwmom Nov 2016 #97

I was wrong. The Democratic party is kicking ass over the past eight years. Red Oak Nov 2016 #103

There are 31 GOP governors and only 18 Dems, and the GOP governors pnwmom Nov 2016 #107

Yes, I am totally wrong. Pelosi is awesome! Red Oak Nov 2016 #108

What was the vote breakdown? TSIAS Nov 2016 #69

He got 63 votes. I think your assumptions are correct. hrmjustin Nov 2016 #74

How will this translate to the needed changes to the Party? eom guillaumeb Nov 2016 #77

Has the DNC named a new leader? JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2016 #79

In February. hrmjustin Nov 2016 #80

Very happy she will be a great leader again. rwheeler31 Nov 2016 #82

She get one more term. kentuck Nov 2016 #85

Good news! gademocrat7 Nov 2016 #86

Glad she won it with competition instead of old guards aikoaiko Nov 2016 #89

Ms. Pelosi will do a good job. nt ladjf Nov 2016 #90

Yeah, she's done such a great job up to this point rumdude Nov 2016 #99

She has. I think you don't actually know what her job entails La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #116

Tim Ryan was not the person to lead the Democrats, but neither is Pelosi. Tatiana Nov 2016 #100

I see the Democrats voted to go down with the ship Backwoodsrider Nov 2016 #104

Same old, same old Raine Nov 2016 #105

it sucks so bad, the Greedy Old Pig party is CELEBRATING Skittles Nov 2016 #113

Democrats need to get some new faces out there, and not just from coastal cities Auggie Nov 2016 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author pressbox69 Nov 2016 #111

Obviously pressbox69 Nov 2016 #112

Well awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #114