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Nancy Pelosi says socialism is not ascendant in Democratic Party
CBS News ^ | June 27, 2018

Posted on 07/01/2018 3:45:20 PM PDT by Beave Meister

In her first press conference since a self-identified socialist defeated one of her top deputies in a primary, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that socialism is not ascendant in the Democratic Party.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rocked the political world on Tuesday night when she defeated New York Rep. Joseph Crowley in a Democratic primary. Crowley, a longtime congressman who was touted as a possible successor to Pelosi, has been in office since 1999 and risen to the fourth-highest post in the Democrats' House leadership. Ocasio-Cortez is a 28-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists in America, and the political left touted her victory as proof that socialism is becoming a serious force in Democratic Party politics.

Pelosi, however, pushed back on that notion. When asked by CBS News' Nancy Cordes if democratic socialism is "ascendant" in the Democratic Party, Pelosi responded with a firm "no."

"No. They're not," Pelosi said. "It's ascendant in that district perhaps! But I don't accept any characterization of our party presented by the Republicans. So let me reject that right now."

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KEYWORDS: cbs; communism; democraticsocialists; democrats; dnc; feelthebern; liberals; lyingliberalliars; nancypelosi; ocasiocortez; pelosi; socialism
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If a hungry cannibal cracked Nancy Pelosi's head open, there wouldn't be enough inside to cover a small oyster cracker...
1 posted on 07/01/2018 3:45:20 PM PDT by Beave Meister
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To: Beave Meister

If ne is picky about definitions then, yes, socialism is not dominant in the Party. Communism is dominant.


2 posted on 07/01/2018 3:46:50 PM PDT by arthurus (xl 584 l f sd)
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Because it already ascended.


3 posted on 07/01/2018 3:47:01 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Beave Meister

Oh Nancy, you have no idea...


4 posted on 07/01/2018 3:47:43 PM PDT by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Beave Meister
But I don't accept any characterization of our party presented by the Republicans. So let me reject that right now.

What on earth does that mean? That she'd accept it if it came from a Democrat?

5 posted on 07/01/2018 3:47:46 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Beave Meister
Pelosi's political pronouncements are just like Paul Krugman's economic predictions, reliably wrong.
6 posted on 07/01/2018 3:47:50 PM PDT by DeFault User
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To: Beave Meister

She is right. It can’t climb any higher.


7 posted on 07/01/2018 3:49:11 PM PDT by deadrock
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To: Beave Meister

The crazy wing of the DNC won’t like hearing that


8 posted on 07/01/2018 3:49:57 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: Beave Meister

Run away, run away! You know it’s the truth.


9 posted on 07/01/2018 3:51:47 PM PDT by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: Beave Meister

Democratic Socialists need to form their own party and be on the ballot in all 50 states.

This would split the democrat vote and shoe-in the republican. I am all for it.


10 posted on 07/01/2018 3:52:28 PM PDT by boycott
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To: boycott

Yup. The Antifa wing..


11 posted on 07/01/2018 3:53:33 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Beave Meister

She’s right..the Democrat Party is not Socialist, they are full blown Communists


12 posted on 07/01/2018 3:53:38 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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::What on earth does that mean? That she'd accept it if it came from a Democrat?::

That is exactly what it means. Think spoiled children stamping their feet and saying “no” to everything. It is the knee-jerk #resist position they think will be a winner.

13 posted on 07/01/2018 3:53:40 PM PDT by JustSurrounded
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To: Beave Meister

Has anyone told the Bern yet?


14 posted on 07/01/2018 3:54:18 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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To: Beave Meister

Republicans need to start running HARD ads about Democrat open borders and socialism. They seem to be caught in the “deer in the headlight” look thus far.

And DON’T mention a particular Democrat by name. Every ad just needs to blame DEMOCRATS for open borders, etc.


15 posted on 07/01/2018 3:54:24 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici ("Defeat David Trone")
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To: Beave Meister

Pelosi IS a socialist.

Who does she think she’s kidding?


16 posted on 07/01/2018 3:54:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Beave Meister

What she means is that the party won’t use the S-word and they are angry that Bernie and some little girl from NY is spilling the beans.

Progressivism was invented more than a century ago as a means to slowly introduce Communism to America. Socialism is a waypoint. Every time Brain-dead Nancy says “Progressive”, she is saying “Communist”.

Or she really is that stupid. In my conversations to Progressive friends, I explain Progressivism to them and they disgree. I show them articles by leading Progs written a 100 years ago and they say that it isn’t true.

Any Prog who claims to not be a Socialist is either stupid or lying, or both.


17 posted on 07/01/2018 3:54:38 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: Beave Meister

are the poll numbers in ? LOL


18 posted on 07/01/2018 3:56:46 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Beave Meister

Well then, how about renouncing, once and for all time, socialism and communism, Nancy? Why not?


19 posted on 07/01/2018 3:57:16 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
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To: Beave Meister

The CPUSA upported H->! in 2016.

The ‘Rat party Party is clearly commie-fa.


20 posted on 07/01/2018 4:03:09 PM PDT by Paladin2
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