A lot of this is to be expected. I’d wager that Pelosi had one or two votes packed away and ready to trot out today.
She’s still short, or she would have named the 216 by now.
She has until dawn tomorrow, I think. If she opens the last day without an assurance of passing this, I think that votes begin to defect.
It is not a good omen for her that this is coming down to the wire as it has. I don’t doubt her skills, and I think there is a decent chance that she wins; but I don’t believe the odds are as favorable as Intrade and others suggest.
She absolutely must project confidence and swagger. Anything short of that and she’s done. She has only a few hours more to get her ducks in a row.
I will NOT be surprised when she comes up short.
Who are we kidding? All these demwits have their price and lack principles. Some are just holding out for more of our tax dollars.