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In reply to the discussion: House Democrats Re-Elect Pelosi as Leader [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)24. Get yourself elected to the House as a Democrat and you can help decide next time.
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she was a great speaker, but we're not looking for someone to participate in governance
geek tragedy
Nov 2016
#37
Pelosi has exactly zero carrots and sticks to use in order to influence policy. This is a figurehead
geek tragedy
Nov 2016
#38
Millions more stayed home or were shut out. Hillary still won the popular vote by 2.5 million.
Hekate
Nov 2016
#18
Well, those "anti-establishment" Trump voters voted for nearly all of the R incumbents...
TwilightZone
Nov 2016
#25
Selective recall is convenient it seems. All they need to do is look at what happened to Russ
still_one
Nov 2016
#78
Good point. Russ Feingold lost, Zypher, Teachout lost, and every swing state Senate Democrat lost
still_one
Nov 2016
#77
My comment was not for or against Tim Ryan or Nancy Peolosi, but rather it was a response
still_one
Dec 2016
#86
that's part of the problem, we have too many true believers and too few evangelists
geek tragedy
Nov 2016
#46
Get yourself elected to the House as a Democrat and you can help decide next time.
George II
Nov 2016
#24
They did with Russ Feingold, Zypher, Teachout, and every swing state Democrat running against the
still_one
Nov 2016
#81
Does anyone is DC understand a fucking lunatic was just elected POTUS because he is seen
onecaliberal
Nov 2016
#55
and these sam GOPers also rejoiced over Tom Price as HHS, who belongs to the fringe AAPS
still_one
Nov 2016
#79
I honestly don't know if Nancy has what it takes to combat this breed of right wingers.
YOHABLO
Nov 2016
#75
that orange lunatic will be in power because people were fed up with the same old
Skittles
Nov 2016
#76