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brooklynite

(94,602 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2019, 02:14 PM Jun 2019

Nancy Pelosi is putting up guardrails for her party on more than just impeachment

Even though she’s not running, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is the Democrat with the most authority to shape the 2020 presidential debate. And she’s on a mission to keep her party from veering further left than it already has.

She is putting up guardrails for the party on issues including impeachment (not going to happen under her watch), health care (she’s not a fan of Medicare-for-all) and climate change (nor is she a champion of the Green New Deal).

As leader of the House of Representatives, she has quite a bit of sway. She is the top elected Democrat in Washington. And she decides what bills her chamber votes on. The lawmakers in the House and Senate running for president — 11 in all — just get to vote.

So it’s notable that under her leadership, the House hasn’t voted on any big-government policy package championed by the Bernie Sanderses and Elizabeth Warrens of the world.

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Nancy Pelosi is putting up guardrails for her party on more than just impeachment (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2019 OP

Maybe genxlib Jun 2019 #1

That's very likely. But it doesn't stop the candidates from disagreeing with her. marylandblue Jun 2019 #2

i hope she's equally aware of how the public views these issues 0rganism Jun 2019 #3

Guardrails? More like barb wire fence nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2019 #4

Are you sure the donor class is ok with this? BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #5

I trust and respect Speaker Pelosi Gothmog Jun 2019 #6

genxlib

(5,528 posts)

1. Maybe

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 02:18 PM

Jun 2019

She understands where her caucus is and knows she doesn't have the votes for those things.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

2. That's very likely. But it doesn't stop the candidates from disagreeing with her.

Reply to genxlib (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 02:22 PM

Jun 2019

I would however like to see votes on alternative bills with more support. Seems we ought to be able to get something through on climate change, even if it's not ambitious as the Green New Deal.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)

3. i hope she's equally aware of how the public views these issues

Reply to genxlib (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 02:27 PM

Jun 2019

and how her positioning will help shift public opinion and modify electoral prospects for her caucus

imho, if she plays this right and reels in thorny issues with nice timing, she + house investigations could wreck Trump's +GOP's 2020 election prospects hard. i'm hoping that's what's happening.