Posted on 06/24/2017 1:09:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Democrats lost a special election for a congressional seat they have not held in decades, so some are calling for the head of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Huh? Dumping Pelosi, who has devoted her professional life to Democratic values, would be like throwing the captain of your ship overboard when the sharks are circling. It only draws more sharks, but leaves you leaderless.
The "Dump Pelosi" movement shines a light on some of the unloveliest instincts of some Democrats: self-loathing, scapegoating and a desire for quick fixes, rather than hard work.
Sure, Pelosi is unpopular, but compared to what? After tens of millions of dollars of negative ads over many years, her unfavorable rating in the most recent Quinnipiac poll is 50%. Contrast that with Speaker Paul Ryan, who is rarely the focus of Democratic ads, but whose unfavorable rating is 54%. But I don't hear Republicans clamoring to dump Ryan....
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All this means is that hillary wants her there. This will be a battle between Obama’s people and hers.
True. But at least Waters isn’t suffering from worsening brain freezes, and afaik, she’s never confused Trump with Bush.
Mainly, though, it’s about racism. Democrats need to put their Money where there mouth is: time for a Minority Leader of color.
Suggested Waters campaign slogans:
Voted Most Corrupt Four Times - an I’m still Standin’
Maxine Waters: Because You Can’t Inpeach a Woman of Color
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