Number 9 is the answer and Trump has been baiting her all along. Pelosi fell into a trap.
This. And the poll numbers prove it. Remember, the Drive-Bys can do only one story at a time. As long as they’re covering TRUMPTRUMPTRUMPTRUMP, they’re NOT COVERING the Democrat primaries and the candidates. And that earned media airtime for the Dem’s that’s gone forever.
#12 is the answer. Pelosi has control of how events will unfold. The longer she holds them, the more likely Romney, Collins, Murkowski and four or five others will support what she and Schumer want. She and Chuck have Mitch over a barrel.