Democrats Try To Push Nancy Pelosi Out To Win Back House Majority

It’s no surprise that the Dems tanked, given the inept leadership they have in Congress, especially in the House, where Nancy Pelosi calls the shots as the minority leader.

The response from some is that it better be. On abortion, where public opinion has been stable, Democrats have ditched their old attempts at moderation, undercutting the gains that secularization and the liberal turn on other culture-war issues should have naturally delivered them.

“I feel very confident in the support that I have in my caucus”, she said.

Democratic Party divisions are on stark display after a disappointing special election loss in a hard-fought Georgia congressional race. “The House remains in play now”. And as long as they remain so angry at Trump they can’t think straight, I say, “Stay angry, my friends”. “I mean, does anybody in this room think that we’re going to be discussing a single-payer?” She would also know that Trump owes his presidency as much to votes from disgruntled Democrats who once voted for Obama twice, as he does to rural Republican voters. “That would be very bad for the Republican Party”.

So far in 2017, despite the pipe-dreams of the Democrat Party leadership and the hopeful predictions of the Trump-hating media, Republicans are 4-0 in special House elections.

And for some, they point to questions about how their leaders, and Pelosi in particular, have fallen short in crafting an economic message that can counter Trump and yield election victories.

“If you look at our history, the last three times we have had single-party control … the following midterm election, the party out of power won 28 seats”, he said. So it’s time for change.

I wrote yesterday about how the special counsel’s investigation of President Trump now dominates the media and political culture. A defiant Pelosi said she’s “worth the trouble”.

In December, Pelosi stated that she doesn’t think Democratic voters actually want a new direction, but now even Democratic lawmakers are starting to disagree with her.

Many rank-and-file Democrats were not having it. Such comments about Pelosi were highlighted by Republicans on Thursday in an attempt to illustrate a divided Democratic caucus. Republican Karen Handel beat Democrat Jon Ossoff by around 5 percentage points in the suburban Atlanta district previously represented by Tom Price, now the Health and Human Services secretary. According to campaign data, more than million was spent on the race, the majority of which was spent on television and radio advertising. They demonized her in 2006.