This Democrat Does. An Emphatic: YES!!! (Reply #3)

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Wed Nov 14, 2018, 02:28 PM

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Do Democrats want Nancy Pelosi as speaker again? Poll finds more prefer 'someone else.' [View all]	Baconator	Nov 2018	OP
Do Democrats want Nancy Pelosi as speaker again? YES !	stonecutter357	Nov 2018	#1
I don't	metroins	Nov 2018	#23
Can you name a single Democratic leader	thucythucy	Nov 2018	#24
+1	Crutchez_CuiBono	Nov 2018	#56
I agree that whoever the speaker was he/she would be vilified by the right	awesomerwb1	Nov 2018	#62
Republicans all across the country ran against Pelosi this past midterm	thucythucy	Nov 2018	#95
We can agree to disagree	awesomerwb1	Nov 2018	#115
I think Pelosi has more "baggage"	metroins	Nov 2018	#66
Until Pelosi became Speaker, I doubt she was widely known outside her district. We don't let......	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2018	#89
That didn't seem to do them any good	thucythucy	Nov 2018	#96
So what. Pelosi's not running for national office. Stop with arguments repugs have made.	brush	Nov 2018	#106
Who do you name as someone who would do a better job?	Squinch	Nov 2018	#53
Whoever steps up against her....	metroins	Nov 2018	#63
So anyone is better in your mind than Pelosi? Anyone who might "step up against her"?	Squinch	Nov 2018	#73
Well, yeah.	namahage	Nov 2018	#80
Your criteria is our Speaker needs to be liked by the right?	Squinch	Nov 2018	#81
Not MY criteria. Maybe I should have used one of those "smilies"...	namahage	Nov 2018	#82
And I had concentrated on your "doesn't rile the right" and kind of slid past	Squinch	Nov 2018	#84
We will have to see who steps.	metroins	Nov 2018	#88
Why not? And it would be nice if someone who opposes Pelosi could give a	Squinch	Nov 2018	#91
I'm sure the Dems in the House are taking note that you're not in favor.	brush	Nov 2018	#107
you must be very young	chillfactor	Nov 2018	#55
Oh jesus...	metroins	Nov 2018	#64
I agree with you.	susanna	Nov 2018	#99
I agree...	BlueJac	Nov 2018	#58
Because they know she can kick their asses when she holds the gavel.	2naSalit	Nov 2018	#69
How did the political strategies and personnel of the 90s...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#75
And how did running against Pelosi	thucythucy	Nov 2018	#97
You would rather a speaker that was not on republican commercials? You would prefer	Squinch	Nov 2018	#77
Get a clue. You saw her on many repug commercials but who won the election.	brush	Nov 2018	#108
They'll vilify ANYONE on our side, BUT I just simply think it is time for a CHANGE. Time for new	LBM20	Nov 2018	#71
She's an older woman and the left eat their own.	Charlotte Little	Nov 2018	#100
Well said. nt	DURHAM D	Nov 2018	#110
Can't believe someone on DU fell for repug talking points.	brush	Nov 2018	#105
Yes Please! Go Nancy Go!	WA-03 Democrat	Nov 2018	#101
Anyone but a strong, qualified, experienced woman. Hmmm...where have I heard that before. n/t	CincyDem	Nov 2018	#2
It seems like decades-long Anti-Pelosi campaign of FOX News & GOP is as successful as Anti-Clinton.	TheBlackAdder	Nov 2018	#87
Meh...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#92
Wake up. The discussion is over. Repugs ran against her in the election...	brush	Nov 2018	#109
This Democrat Does. An Emphatic: YES!!!	Small-Axe	Nov 2018	#3
Oh EMM Effing Gee!	UncleTomsEvilBrother	Nov 2018	#4
Hey...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#14
+1	2naSalit	Nov 2018	#70
That pot's not going to stir itself	gratuitous	Nov 2018	#5
Of course the post is also breathlessly reporting on the challenge between McCarthy and Jordan...	brooklynite	Nov 2018	#49
Since that vote has already happened, and Jordan lost by a large margin	gratuitous	Nov 2018	#57
They were reporting up to the vote. Is there a fixed number of stories that are acceptable?	brooklynite	Nov 2018	#67
Baloney. We want Pelosi.	apcalc	Nov 2018	#6
So tired of these anti-Nancy posts. What polls? Who cares whether repukes approve or not? n/t	monmouth4	Nov 2018	#7
I would suggest that the Republican thoughts on the matter ...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#10
Who polls???	Skidmore	Nov 2018	#8
Monmouth	Baconator	Nov 2018	#11
I didn't know her fellow Reps voted via Monmouth for Speaker	obamanut2012	Nov 2018	#26
Literally no one is suggesting that..	Baconator	Nov 2018	#39
Is that the same rabbit hole that contains the subjective and meaningless phrases	LanternWaste	Nov 2018	#45
I want and we need	FarPoint	Nov 2018	#9
Pelosi can't be a big enough pain in the ass for Trump!	dubyadiprecession	Nov 2018	#12
He's salivating at the thought I'm sure...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#13
This message was self-deleted by its author	Iggo	Nov 2018	#15
Ahh....the mythical "Someone Else"	genxlib	Nov 2018	#16
On my fantasy team, that'd be Dak Prescott.	Iggo	Nov 2018	#17
oh crap, your someone else is a he? And I thought 36 percent of us were on the same page. nt	JCanete	Nov 2018	#30
Also, popular prom date	jberryhill	Nov 2018	#44
On the proverbial "Generic Ballot" I'll bet.	NurseJackie	Nov 2018	#47
Who cares? They've swallowed the hater Kool-aid. They have no idea how she functions	pnwmom	Nov 2018	#18
Pelosi against Nobody? Pelosi wins haha	at140	Nov 2018	#19
and right on time, here you are.	JHan	Nov 2018	#20
Hello...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#38
hi.	JHan	Nov 2018	#40
LOL!	sheshe2	Nov 2018	#102
I'd prefer FDR as speaker (he qualifies as 'someone else'), but as he's not available...	LanternWaste	Nov 2018	#21
23% yes, 36% no, and 41% don't care.	Iggo	Nov 2018	#22
As far as who gets a vote, the repugs submit their choice also to be voted on.,,	brush	Nov 2018	#111
Who do Democrats want? The reincarnation of Sam Rayburn?	NewJeffCT	Nov 2018	#25
Yes we need fresh face and ideas	Chickensoup	Nov 2018	#27
I think we need effectiveness, smart and experience.	Wintryjade	Nov 2018	#29
Elijah Cummings: Nancy has been battled tested..	Cha	Nov 2018	#104
Name me one fresh idea and which stale idea it would replace.	Iggo	Nov 2018	#34
Post removed	Post removed	Nov 2018	#43
LOL...that didn't take long.	Iggo	Nov 2018	#46
So other than your post hoc ergo prompter hoc fallacy	LanternWaste	Nov 2018	#48
Also, now that I've thought for a minute about all the things you listed...	Iggo	Nov 2018	#52
Stop Worrying about the Damn gop. We	Cha	Nov 2018	#103
Same with HRC. Incredibly high polls in performance of SOS. Pelosi is off the charts in performance	Wintryjade	Nov 2018	#28
I go with the "no opinion" plurality, given those choices.	David__77	Nov 2018	#31
what are the alternatives?	AlexSFCA	Nov 2018	#32
So far, "someone else" seems to be almost as popular as "don't care."	Iggo	Nov 2018	#37
That's part of my point...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#93
Guess you never heard of Schiff, Cummings, Sanchez, Swalwell, Waters?	brush	Nov 2018	#113
Maybe... but then why the clamoring that Pelosi is the ONLY person...	Baconator	Nov 2018	#116
I'm with Pelosi. Just pushing back on the argument that no one else has been groomed...	brush	Nov 2018	#117
Can you point us towards anyone at all alleging she's the only person who can do the job?	LanternWaste	Nov 2018	#118
I'd be willing to bet over half the participants in that poll don't know who Nancy Pelosi is and,..	DonViejo	Nov 2018	#33
And they don't have a clue what she does.	LiberalFighter	Nov 2018	#60
Yep. Right you are! And ultimately, those clueless ones could care less about what she does. eom	DonViejo	Nov 2018	#68
Man oh man! This is a full court press! n/t	Greybnk48	Nov 2018	#35
I think some Democrats have fallen for GOP messaging.	octoberlib	Nov 2018	#36
I think some GOP are pretending to be Democrats, and some really dumb Democrats are	Squinch	Nov 2018	#79
"We can't have one smart tough cookie as Speaker! It would make us look out-of-touch	struggle4progress	Nov 2018	#41
Just stop.	we can do it	Nov 2018	#42
I think you're right. This may simply be another exercise in long division.	LanternWaste	Nov 2018	#50
It absolutely is.	Iggo	Nov 2018	#54
Pelosi should be Speaker. She's earned it, she's worked for it and she's good at it. Moulton	Raven	Nov 2018	#51
We don't get to decide. And rightly so.	LiberalFighter	Nov 2018	#59
I am for Pelosi	MacKasey	Nov 2018	#61
Maybe.....	Turbineguy	Nov 2018	#65
Cheri Bustros would be a good choice. We should have someone new. Time for a change.	LBM20	Nov 2018	#72
They polled 800 people.	lpbk2713	Nov 2018	#74
It is not decided by a poll.	guillaumeb	Nov 2018	#76
I guess I'd be in the 41%	Yonnie3	Nov 2018	#78
I'm not worried.	Kurt V.	Nov 2018	#83
More Republican talking points...	pecosbob	Nov 2018	#85
And I have to ask "why?"	GWC58	Nov 2018	#86
IOW, 64 percent of "Democrats" either want Pelosi or don't much care. Meanwhile, 36 percent want...	Tarheel_Dem	Nov 2018	#90
72% R disapproval is good enough for me	Hermit-The-Prog	Nov 2018	#94
+1000	Greywing	Nov 2018	#98
She definitely won't be cowed by Trump	Historic NY	Nov 2018	#112
What's important is what her constituents think of her, and her peers in the House.	ehrnst	Nov 2018	#114

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