I'm tired of commentators saying Pelosi is showing female candidates how to run against Trump

[EffieBlack]

They’ve been saying it all day. Just now on Hardball, a talking head, prompted by Chris Matthews, went on and on about how she showed a female candidate just needs to be tough and focused, blah blah blah.

Now y’all know I absolutely LOVE me some Nancy Pelosi. But come on. She’s not showing women how to behave - women a have been doing this for years. And that’s exactly how Hillary Clinton ran against - and beat - Donald Trump in 2016.

I suspect that this “Nancy Pelosi is showing women how it’s done” is really a veiled slap at Hillary.

I call bullshit.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. thank you!

I've seen that shit in print, too.

[vlyons]

2. I did not perceive it that way.

more like she's showing Republicans, like Cruz and Rubio, how to stand up to him.

[EffieBlack]

3. He specifically referred to female candidates.

[vlyons]

4. I don't care

I still didn't see it as a knock on Hillary, but a way to shame Republicans. That's what I saw.

[guillaumeb]

6. Can a Party that enables Trump be shamed? eom

[vlyons]

11. Probably not

republican oligarchs know perfectly well that Trump is full of shit. They are like the industrialists, who put Hitler in power. They thought that they could control Hitler, and we all know how that turned out. Republican oligarchs only care about money and the power needed to rig the system to keep the money coming in. Racism and other forms of bigotry are just useful tools for them to rile up the base to vote against their own interests.

[Me.]

5. He's Been Off His Meds For A While Now

[pecosbob]

7. I'm tired of commentators period

CM represents the viewpoint of racist, sexist entitled white males and is a dogged defender of the old order and the status quo.

[thegoose]

8. And everything Hillary said on the trail is true

Russian Puppet
Basket of Deplorables
Conman

etc...etc...etc...

[JI7]

9. Nancy Pelosi is in an actual position of power now. before the same idiots kept saying she was Toxic

the msm is made up of idiots who just repeat trendy lines.

[dsc]

10. actually she isn't running against him which is why she is having success

Unlike Hillary who he could gin up sexism against and defeat in the Electoral College he can't do that to her. She has her job, will have her job for the next 2 years no matter what he does. What she is showing all of us is how you deal with bullies.

[EffieBlack]

12. Exactly

Hillary was not in a position of power over Trump. And she was dealing with, challenging, countering and defending herself against him WHILE she was trying to reach out to and get the support of a large swath of voters.

And she did it beautifully. She doesn’t need lessons from anyone on how to stand up to a bully. She earned her Ph.D in the subject and then taught the damned class.