Pelosi Stands Her Ground, Says She Won’t Leave Her Leadership Role

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 1: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) looks on during a bill signing event at John Jay College, May 1, 2018 in New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill ensuring domestic abusers are prohibited from possessing handguns and long guns in New York State. The bill also prohibits anyone with an outstanding warrant, felony, or other serious offenses from receiving or renewing a firearm license. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 1: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) looks on during a bill signing event at John Jay College, May 1, 2018 in New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill ensuring domestic a... NEW YORK, NY - MAY 1: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) looks on during a bill signing event at John Jay College, May 1, 2018 in New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill ensuring domestic abusers are prohibited from possessing handguns and long guns in New York State. The bill also prohibits anyone with an outstanding warrant, felony, or other serious offenses from receiving or renewing a firearm license. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi is the chief villain of Republican campaign ads. The leader some Democrats promise to vote against. The subject of much speculation that her grip on power is coming to an end.

Nevertheless, she says she’s not going anywhere — and certainly not while President Donald Trump is in the White House.

Pushing back on those who say her leadership position is in jeopardy, Pelosi all but dared her doubters to envision any other House Democrat sitting across the table to negotiate with Trump.

Pelosi said in an interview with The Associated Press — quote — “I have a following in the country that’s unsurpassed by anybody, unless they’re running for president.”

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  1. The Democrats are totally blowing it by sticking with the old guard and the Obama-Clinton Demopublicans. They are little different from Republicans on economic policy and climate change and THE PEOPLE want a different direction fro the Nation…we don’t want the Trump Russia-Republicans and we don’t want the Demopublicans.

    We want Democratic-socialism - PERIOD!

    Pelosi and Schumer have to go or the Democrats won’t win over the Russia-Republicans.

  2. You really need to get a grip. If Nancy is the demon of the Republicans, there is a good reason for that. She scares the crap out of them because she is so competent. Your comment here totally buys into the Republican talking points. If you think putting all newbies in high places is the answer you make the mistake of throwing out people who have great experience and know how things work and how to work it.

    If you think Nancy Pelosi supports Republican economic and climate change policy you are greatly mistaken. Her constituents re-elect her time and again and they are “San Francisco Liberals” who do not share Republican economic or climate change policies so explain yourself on that.

    Sorry, you are just wrong and I suggest you do more research and quit falling for Republican talking points. Or perhaps that is what you’re here for. You’re writing style reads a bit on the hysterical side so I find your comments suspect as to being genuine or informed.

  3. Nancy “Pay-Go” Pelosi’s time has come and gone. Her record is getting Democrats elected to to the House is dismal. She has no appeal to young voters whatsoever.

    A recent poll showed that strong majorities of Democrats and Republicans support medicare-for-all, but Nancy “Pay-Go” Pelosi doesn’t. She says it should “be evaluated.”

    She has been in the House for decades, but has never “evaluated” medicare-for-all? But she’s all in on “pay-go.”

    She is only in it for her own power and ego now. She is just another multi-millionaire incumbent looking after her own money and power.

  4. There is only one reason she should go - to totally screw up GOP midterm strategies. Wait until the blanket they airwaves with ads, and then step down. They’d have nothing to run on.

    But in reality the Democratic party leadership should not take advice from the GOP.

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