Posted on 02/01/2020 11:41:03 AM PST by Libloather
The nation’s most prominent elected Democrat said Friday her party must resist the temptation to chase progressive dreams, such as Medicare for All, if it wants to win the 2020 elections. The key to victory, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, is policies that appeal to the political mainstream.
“I just say to all of our friends, you know, you want to go to the left? You want to win the election, let’s make a decision to win the election. And when you make a decision to win the election, you have to make every decision in favor of winning,” Pelosi said in an interview Friday with the South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board.
“There's plenty of progressive work that we can do in the mainstream without, um, shall we say, having the luxury of our exuberances in carving up a pie we don't even have,” she said.
“We all understand what is at stake,” Pelosi said. For Democrats it’s defeating President Donald Trump and maintaining the House and winning control of the Senate.
**SNIP**
Pelosi called Medicare for All, the idea of a government-run health program for everyone that’s being espoused by some of her party’s progressive presidential candidates, is “lovely in concept. Maybe one of these days that’s where we are. Not a winning message.”
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Trying to get Biden, Bloomberg, any so called moderate to be the nominee.
The Trumpster Impeachment...
In other words..lie.
In other words, lie to the citizens until they get elected.
She sounds rational and I’m not buying one syllable of her crap. Pelosi drop dead.
translation, imho, you have to be elected before you tell voters that you support progressive/socialist positions....also known as lie.
In order for Nancy Pelosi to succeed to the position of Minority Leader next January, she is going to have to face down a full-scale revolt from the rank and file members in the House Democrat minority.
The Squad is going to have to punish somebody. And Nancy is the closest scapegoat.
“And when you make a decision to win the election, you have to make every decision in favor of winning,”
That was brilliant. /s
iow, LIE LIE LIE
IOW:
Pretend you’re mainstream, then after you’re elected enforce radical progressive nutcase ideology on the masses.
Sorry dingbat that ruse isn’t going to fly anymore.
Wont work, she knows her party has been taken over by the insane asylum..no going back now
Lie just like in 2016. :)
To win you have to do what winners do - right out of Trump’s playbook. Think I am wrong? Look at all the losing moves the losers Romney, nameless and others have made.
-PJ
You have revealed yourselves before history and all the world.
The sooner the Democrats resign the Democrat Party to the garbage dump of history, where it belongs, the better for everyone.
The party of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, the ku klux klan, the Trail of Tears, illegal immigration, voter fraud, infanticide, satanism, witchcraft, and every evil imaginable has exposed itself. The world recoils in disgust.
Too late Nancy, enjoy your last 11 months of being Speaker.
As opposed to lying that you will give ‘em everything for free, then reneging.
Your supposed to keep the dream a secret...
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