Nancy Pelosi and Her Supporters Are Going All Out to Save Her Job
Nancy Pelosi is not a particularly popular at the moment—a Gallup poll released yesterday showed that 56 percent of Democrats don’t support her resuming her role as Speaker of the House. But now that Democrats control the House of Representatives, someone needs to do the job, and Pelosi and her allies are out to convince everyone that she’s their best bet.
Pelosi’s supporters are now rallying behind her candidacy for Speaker, and using her status as the highest-ranking woman in American political history as a reason to confirm her, Politico reports.
“I think it would look ridiculous if we win back the House… we have a pink wave with women who have brought back the House, then you’re going to not elect the leader who led the way? No,” Rep. Lois Frankel told the site. “That would be wrong.”
The idea that Pelosi was instrumental in winning back the House is arguable at best. She’s often been at odds with the Democratic base since Trump’s election, still preferring the idea of bipartisanship to dealing with the reality of countering an evil administration. But her fans—or at least those who received money from one of the organizations that supports her—don’t care.