Pelosi unveils plans to establish new House diversity office https://t.co/6SRwRKTN4f
— Kavin, Nancy’s Critics’ Destroyer (@TheOnlyKAVIN) November 21, 2018
There's something poetic about the fact that Pelosi is winning back the speakership by demonstrating that she's the best damn legislative strategist alive today.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 21, 2018
I am a conservative Republican, so please take that as an admission against interest as I patiently explain to you that Pelosi will go down in history as one of the most effective House leaders in the modern history of the Republic given what she has accomplished for progressives https://t.co/gE5MpCnghW
— Jeff B. (@EsotericCD) November 20, 2018
In an age of extreme polarization (and hence wild swings from cycle-to-cycle in the House), effective leadership means wrangling votes and instilling obedience and unity within fractious ranks. The Democrats under Pelosi have been nearly unparalleled at this, the GOP…welp.
— Jeff B. (@EsotericCD) November 20, 2018
If you cannot respect that level of persuasion/compulsion, even as an ideological enemy, just as a model to be emulated if nothing else, then I would submit you're not being clear-eyed about politics.
— Jeff B. (@EsotericCD) November 21, 2018
The job of House Speaker isn't to represent your party on TV. It's to outmaneuver your foes in Congress. Nancy Pelosi is better at that than any Democratic in living memory. This week she proved it yet again https://t.co/3d0h1zUf7T
— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) November 21, 2018
… And by gosh, the kids *are* learning…
All the challenges to Leader Pelosi are coming from her right, in an apparent effort to make the party even more conservative and bent toward corporate interests.
Hard pass. So long as Leader Pelosi remains the most progressive candidate for Speaker, she can count on my support. https://t.co/yNVa8IorWY
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 21, 2018
9 Dems are choosing to hold the entire 220+ caucus hostage if we don’t accept their GOP-friendly rules that will hamstring healthcare efforts from the get-go.
People sent us here to get things done, not “negotiate” with an admin that jails children and guts people’s healthcare. https://t.co/ih8ygftjHo
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 23, 2018
She keeps taking notes like this, and she’ll do just fine, that Ocasio-Cortez person.
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