but also because she is an EFFECTIVE woman who is clearly above their intelligence and capability levels and knows how to constantly outmaneuver them- even in the minority. Any Democrats declaring her to be a "liability" or an "anchor" on the party solely because of the Republican opposition to her and seeking to replace her as ML for simply that reason alone need to hang their heads in shame IMHO.

Agree 100%.

I think the world of her, and she seems to give all to the veterans and all Missourians. I plan on supporting her in her re-election efforts this year, a worthy case indeed.

I’m in California, so major-office-holder-wise, things are pretty good (so far) here.

One doesn't know the value of a person in office until they have been there for some time, so folks can get a sense of what the office holder is truly like. Often times, a person portraying themselves as something else in order to win office (and the portrayal is nothing in reality to what they are really like) is a faker (like RUMP) and has pulled the wool over the eyes of their voters.

Perhaps w/ the very ineffective repug-controlled Congress now in plain sight of all to see, that voters will truly see them for the hypocrites that they truly are.

I think along w/ RUMP, voters are seeing repugs in their true colors finally, and it is Ugly.

Take care!

The GOP has only mythology to sell poison with.

They have to keep dipping into their bag of tricks to keep their base angry and upset and voting against Democrats (and their own interests).

and if that means jettisoning our finest, strongest and most effective leaders because Republicans don’t like them, so be it.

Jeez ...

Nancy Pelosi of all people lead to that indictment of our party.

Orsino's observation is that that many of the Republicans who work with Nancy do not believe what they tell their voters. The smarter and more competent ones who know what it is to be smart and competent, of course.

ooh, Republicans are saying mean things about Pelosi. We need to replace her!!11

Thank you!

There's no clearer way to state the truth.

Thanks

The thought of Pelosi being the next speaker of the house might help turnout for republicans this fall.

They won't use her likeness if they think she isn't running again.

THEY ARE GOING TO RUN AGAINST CLINTON!

Of course they are going to run against Pelosi.

"The thought of Pelosi being the next speaker of the house might help turnout for republicans this fall."

That has to be a joke.

time to wonder WHY it's telling you we should toss out our experienced leaders in the middle of battle.

Just put down their weapons and say no to the Russians, duby. Also to the Dark-Money kleptocrats, the left wing radicals who covet our party and power, and of course the Republicans.

take this "issue" AWAY from stupid Republicans. This is all they fucking run on...it's pathetic.

I'm sorry but Nancy may have to be a sacrificial lamb of sorts and I'm sure she's OK with it if that means winning.
Politics folks, politics.

Are Republicans doing that to Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell even though they are vile and horrible excuses for human beings? And we have even more REAL justification for disliking them than they do for disliking Pelosi. We have NO reason to be ashamed of Nancy Pelosi.

away because...Republicans. These thin anti-Dem narratives are so absurd it is just impossible to take them seriously.

Republican's ...it's nothing personal Nancy but it's dirty politics. Do I like it ...no. I personally have the utmost respect for Speaker Pelosi and always stick up for her.

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It just sucks to watch. I feel like it makes us look like wimps or that we have something to feel ashamed about when the Republicans are the ones whom *should* be completely ashamed about *their* leaders.

I think it is a good strategy in some places. Elections are local.

A lot of people share that misunderstanding.

Speakers are elected on merit by their admiring colleagues, each of whom has a tremendous interest in choosing a strong speaker to help accomplish what he or she came to achieve. And very unlike the authoritarian Republican Party, our lack of a central authoritarian structure and the competition that encourages keeps quality of genuine contenders high.

Here's a link to Amazon, with suggestions for a number of books that explain the basics of the legislative process and other governmental functions.

https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Dummies-Ann-DeLaney/dp/0764508873

Bless your heart...

Not sure how you got that from my post.

And if you really want to be helpful to someone...just be helpful and can your bless your heart shit.

and that is enough to send them off the rails.

Lets be clear what polarizing means - it is when republicans lose their minds and scream bloody murder about someone, most often 95% of it being complete made up or gross distortions.

"Polarizing" is a term republican talking heads use, and the media obediently parrots, to make it seem like that person is doing something wrong/has something wrong with them, to get the dirt off of the republicans hands.

Just like the way they used to describe- in Republican terms- how "divisive" President Obama allegedly was when he was in the WH. We know what that was really based on.

divisive ... Again, republicans loosing their $hit over them, not anything they actually do or say.

I hate when the media uses it. Like when was President Obama ever polarizing?

What else does anyone expect? That they run on their record of the past two years? Excuse me while I

So yeah they're stirring up the base as usual!

And Dems need to have a unified response to these obsessions. Hillary hasn’t held elected office since 2009 and has not been a cabinet secretary since 2013. And yet she’ll be the focus of this election season and most to come, probably even after she’s dead. We need to have a response that dismisses these obsessions and mocks the rw for having them.

You cowards. It must really bite that she beats you at your own game and does a job Ryan can't.

Her name gets out their base. They hate her with a passionate irrational hatred.

and turn them into boogeypeople. George Soros, Hillary, Obama, Holder, Ginsburg, Pelosi, etc.

run on fear & hate - entirely negative. You get the votes by hating somebody.

Dems must run on a PLAN - a vision for the future with strong leadership - the kind that Nancy Pelosi knows and understands.