Nancy Pelosi was re-elected the leader of House Democrats today by a vote of 134 to 63 among the members of the minority. It's an amazing result. Pelosi has failed to bring the Dems to a majority in year when Obama won, in off year elections, and this year when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. To be clear, it's not just that the Democrats lost the House; the result was not even close. For that enduring failure, the Democrats re-elected her as leader.
This is proof that the bubble that most Democrats in Washington inhabit is still safely in place. The Democrats still think that identity politics is the way to win. It doesn't matter what policies you support; it only matters that you cast your opponent as a racist or a sexist or a homophobe or ...well, you get the picture. Out in the real world, people care about outcomes, not name calling. Families across America worry about their jobs, their incomes, their safety, and the like. Words alone just aren't enough.
The losing candidate who ran against Pelosi tried to get the party to move more towards policies that would help middle America. He didn't even make it to one-third of the vote.
There is one cautionary note for Pelosi. Yesterday, her supporters were saying that there were only 12 congressmen who had come out for representative Ryan, Pelosi's opponent. In the secret ballot today, another 51 voted against Pelosi. She's in for now, but this will most likely be her last term. Even in the bubble, people want to win.
This is proof that the bubble that most Democrats in Washington inhabit is still safely in place. The Democrats still think that identity politics is the way to win. It doesn't matter what policies you support; it only matters that you cast your opponent as a racist or a sexist or a homophobe or ...well, you get the picture. Out in the real world, people care about outcomes, not name calling. Families across America worry about their jobs, their incomes, their safety, and the like. Words alone just aren't enough.
The losing candidate who ran against Pelosi tried to get the party to move more towards policies that would help middle America. He didn't even make it to one-third of the vote.
There is one cautionary note for Pelosi. Yesterday, her supporters were saying that there were only 12 congressmen who had come out for representative Ryan, Pelosi's opponent. In the secret ballot today, another 51 voted against Pelosi. She's in for now, but this will most likely be her last term. Even in the bubble, people want to win.
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