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In reply to the discussion: One thing REALLY bothers me about Lamb's campaign: [View all]ollie10
(2,091 posts)194. Lamb won. Lamb refused to endorse Pelosi. Do you oppose Lamb?
Or....put another way.....in dozens of other districts this Fall where Trump won.....would it be ok for the Democratic candidate to refuse to endorse Pelosi if he/she thought it would help defeat the R?
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We need someone new at the helm. Pelosi is old school and old news. Time for CHANGE.
LBM20
Mar 2018
#15
you are apparently unaware of just how strong the anti-Pelosi thing is out there in the real world
ollie10
Mar 2018
#114
Shes one of the most liberal voices we have, and her constituents keep voting for her
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#9
Sounds like you enjoy losing elections and don't want to be a big tent national party.Goody for you.
LBM20
Mar 2018
#13
We just won... first of all so maybe you should consider your words more carefully.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#117
I am not being snarky here, I would like to know who you think would make a good Speaker
Exotica
Mar 2018
#185
He could call her a 3 legged duck with the brains of a 5 legged giraffe, as long as he wins
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#76
IMPORTANT QUESTION: You couldn't - possibly - let us have one day to be glad?
Glorfindel
Mar 2018
#4
She is a Pacific coast liberal, old school establishment, and does not play in red-leaning areas.
LBM20
Mar 2018
#20
I think some are being unnecessarily divisive and I have to wonder why...who cares
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#113
let's not be devisive, let's all support the new generation of Democratic leadership
ollie10
Mar 2018
#118
Yes, we are, which is why we find this regurgitation of GOP talking points troubling.
Ninsianna
Mar 2018
#37
So are you arguing that it is a good thing that we have a leader that is demonized?
ollie10
Mar 2018
#26
Doesnt matter who our leadership is. GOP propagandists will lie about and demonize them n/t
emulatorloo
Mar 2018
#72
So you're saying that the only reason people voted for Lamb is because he shunned Pelosi?
chowder66
Mar 2018
#154
If she, at 29% approval, makes it difficult to get the house majority, she won't get to serve either
ollie10
Mar 2018
#150
Pelosi is toxic in that district and others. It wasn't personal, and YES, it is time for NEW BLOOD.
LBM20
Mar 2018
#12
No...we keep our experienced leader to fight Trump ...so forget it. And the right will hate
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#127
I think Lamb is a Seth Moulton guy who is a Tim Ryan guy. They are of a contingent
seaglass
Mar 2018
#18
I do because we need new blood. It isn't personal, but the party has been smashed to pieces all over
LBM20
Mar 2018
#22
Beyond asinine to associate 16 with any democrat, this is height of bashing after all the evidence
uponit7771
Mar 2018
#163
Yes, "calls for unity" are sometimes used as a weapon against the growth of same
Tom Rinaldo
Mar 2018
#65
All they have to do is start demonizing and voila! Rightwing lightning rod
RandomAccess
Mar 2018
#33
When will some supposedly on are side stop letting the GOP call the tune...seriously, we need to
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#137
Sorry, I don't understand you. Presumably how he waged his campaign was how he won.
Demit
Mar 2018
#64
His opposition to Pelosi as House Minority or Majority leader is because the right wing ideology
still_one
Mar 2018
#47
If you let them whack Nancy, they'll demonize someone else for the next round
dalton99a
Mar 2018
#55
That's a good way of straddling a fine line, but it still embraces her too much.
bearsfootball516
Mar 2018
#119
+1. Jonathan Alter, who I usually like, was on his anti-Pelosi high horse last night. The argument
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2018
#172
Unimportant, the GOP was trying to paint him as a Nancy Pelosi Democrat...super liberal...
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#108
Nancy doesn't give a flying fuck what Conor had to do to get elected. We are fighting Nazis here.
MaryMagdaline
Mar 2018
#130
Me, too. Unlike Trump, Pelosi knows it's not about her. She's got a job to do for the people
MaryMagdaline
Mar 2018
#164
I agree. I think the party has bernie-itis where we pretend infighting is as important as
Corvo Bianco
Mar 2018
#132