Posted on 11/12/2010 1:28:29 PM PST by Sleeping Freeper
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has the “overwhelming support” of fellow Democrats in her bid to become minority leader in the next Congress, and says she’s not to blame for the Democrats’ mid-term debacle.
Getty Images Nancy Pelosi“We didn’t lose the election because of me,” Ms. Pelosi told National Public Radio in an interview that aired Friday morning. “Our members do not accept that.”
Instead, the California Democrat attributes the loss of at least 60 seats to high unemployment and “$100 million of outside, unidentified funding.”
“Any party that cannot turn (9.5% unemployment) into political gains should hang up the gloves,” she said.
The NPR interview is one of the first Ms. Pelosi has granted since a small-but-growing number of Democrats began publicly lamenting her decision to seek the top job in the minority. That list even includes some loyal allies, such as Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan.
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***Delusion Alert****
I think she’s right. I didn’t see one Republican campaign ad that mentioned her. s/
Maybe I’m missing something here. Did the Democratic party win or loose the House? s/ Was she their leader or not? I was always taught that management takes the blame for everything that happens....good or bad. So which one does she want to claim?
Keep going. You're doing great. And you look fantastic doing it.
America sure did.
Keep doing what you're doing, Nan. Double down on every single bit of it. There'll be even fewer Dems in the House next time around -- and it'll be even easier to be re-elected minority leader.
“It sounds like she’s saying it’s Obama’s fault.”
and it sounds like a kid with their hand caught in the cookie jar...
Your lack of faith (in me) is disturbing....
Well, it must be how the Union soldiers at Gettysburg felt when they saw the start of Pickett's charge.
No, B!tch, you lost because of us.
RNC got it right
Keeo telling your self that Nancy!
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How hard did you look?
Amazing... I looked through 100 or so WSJ comments and did not find one that was favorable to her.
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