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In reply to the discussion: Nancy Pelosi rules! [View all]sheshe2
(83,335 posts)She is demonized for that. Not a clue why that is.
I stand with Nancy. It is never just talk with her. She walks the walk.
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Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor for eight hours Wednesday, giving the longest speech in that chamber in at least a century. She did so to pressure Speaker Paul D. Ryan to permit a vote on protecting the roughly 700,000 undocumented dreamers. Republicans expressed delight that eyes were on the polarizing Pelosi, but her marathon speech served to energize activists while highlighting that House Republicans will not commit to a vote. Despite having little leverage, she scored a tactical success.
Its not just Republicans who discount Pelosis talents. Some Democrats are unsatisfied with her leadership: They accuse her of being unable to deliver on liberal Democrats top priorities, hurting the partys brand and blocking the way for younger members.
But Pelosi is one of the most underrated American politicians of the past half-century. Her media and activist critics judge her competence and leadership almost entirely based on her performance in front of a microphone. Pelosi has never tried, as Ryan did, to seduce the press, and what she says in public is occasionally convoluted. Her strength is in what she does away from the microphones.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nancy-pelosi-is-incredibly-underrated/2018/02/08/3983dc7a-0d2c-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.f7078813c681
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THIS RIGHT HERE! THIS! SHE DOES NOT NEED A MICROPHONE OR BRIGHT LIGHTS.
She works for us everyday behind the scenes and making a difference.
Her strength is in what she does away from the microphones and not pontificating in front of the masses. Her words and actions matter. I am so proud to be a Democrat.