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33. Agreed. For me, the big shock was that she held onto the leadership after 2010.

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 09:59 AM

Dec 2016

How does that happen? Does anyone think Tom Foley would have dared try to hold onto the leadership after the 1994 disaster had he won re-election that year? Denny Hastert had to relinquish the leadership after 2006. Dick Gephardt had to relinquish the leadership in 2002 after the Dems failed to win back the House after eight years on his watch.

Here's a perfect example of why Pelosi is the wrong leader for the party: in 2008, she used her power to get John Dingell removed as Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the sin of wanting to balance environmental legislation with the need to protect manufacturing jobs. Who'd she replace him with? Henry Waxman, who represented Beverly Hills and the other affluent parts of West LA. How tone deaf is that?

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Pelosi is not responsible for house democrats getting elected (or not) [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

You talk as though she is some kind of shepherd leading the flock Jersey Devil Dec 2016 #1

It took a lot of negotiating to get some dems La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #4

Actually, that is the Whip's job, not the Leader Jersey Devil Dec 2016 #7

The whip and the leader work on this together La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #8

Get real. The Whip doesn't do it all alone. Her work was also key. n/t pnwmom Dec 2016 #14

Yep, not a big fan of hers... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #20

Amazing, isn't it? mcar Dec 2016 #2

All Anyone Needs To Do Is Ask Obama Me. Dec 2016 #21

She has exactly zero role to play in the next two years--she's irrelevant as House Minority geek tragedy Dec 2016 #3

Your post is what the people in power really need to hear. NWCorona Dec 2016 #25

Agreed. For me, the big shock was that she held onto the leadership after 2010. Midwestern Democrat Dec 2016 #33

That's beside the point. She is wrongly declared the face of evil by the GOP. randome Dec 2016 #5

We can't win the votes of people who think she is evuk La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #6

Not all GOPers buy into the notion that Pelosi is evil. randome Dec 2016 #9

You said it yourself, rational minded don't hate pelosi La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #12

I don't hate her either. But she doesn't thrill me, either. We need more who can thrill. randome Dec 2016 #16

Yes, unfair, but she has been transformed into a caracature Jersey Devil Dec 2016 #15

Unfair it is for both Clinton and Pelosi. But Clinton lost so obviously their tactics worked. randome Dec 2016 #17

Yeah, as you stated in an earlier post.. Nancy is not gonna Cha Dec 2016 #10

I said this in another thread but I'll say it here too... PatsFan87 Dec 2016 #11

They might not say anything but I don't trust that La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #13

She is responsible for LWolf Dec 2016 #18

I gave her the benefit of the doubt then. But it's clear we need new faces in the party. randome Dec 2016 #19

Yeah I'm for a complete overhaul, and we need to take back the media. Initech Dec 2016 #22

That is one of the things that gives me the most pause with Pelosi NWCorona Dec 2016 #26

If so, that gives me MORE pause. LWolf Dec 2016 #32

Ummm...strangely bizarre downplaying of Pelosi's power and influence over the caucus... tritsofme Dec 2016 #23

Do you have any back up information? I'd like to read up on that? NWCorona Dec 2016 #27

I was wrong, prior to today, the DCCC chair was a position handpicked by Pelosi. tritsofme Dec 2016 #28

I think she sees her role as more than managing legislation. She likes the perceived power. Tatiana Dec 2016 #24

Nancy Pelosi does not function in a vacuum. PufPuf23 Dec 2016 #29

Thanks, Lioness. It's really disheartening to find this level of ignorance here... Hekate Dec 2016 #30

I still remember a bill that was pushed by my retiree group that protected pensions and was.... dmosh42 Dec 2016 #31

No that's the job of the DNC, which failed miserably in the last 8 years. alarimer Dec 2016 #34

Agreed. DNC and dccc. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #35