'We will get f-ing torn apart': Nancy Pelosi, other Dems take fire on heated caucus call

SF Gate ^ | November 6, 2020 | by Eric Ting

[Oldeconomybuyer]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and freshmen members of the Democratic Party's left wing took fire from Rep. Abigail Spanberger during a Thursday conference call among House Democrats, with Spanberger blaming poor messaging on the party losing seats in the House of Representatives.

Spanberger, a former CIA officer who narrowly flipped a traditionally red Virginia district in 2018, once again eked out a victory on Tuesday but said it shouldn't have been that close, and her caucus lost races they shouldn't have.

"The number one concern that people brought to me in my race that I barely rewon was defunding the police," she said in audio obtained by the Washington Post. "And I've heard from colleagues who say, 'Oh it's the language of the streets, we should respect that.' We're in Congress. We are professionals. We are supposed to talk about things in the way where we mean what we are talking about. If we don't mean we should defund the police, we shouldn't say that."

"Defunding the police" has proved to be an extremely unpopular policy position, with polling showing that anywhere from just 24% to 28% of Americans support the slogan/movement.

Spanberger went on to blast socialism, stating, "we need to not ever use the the word socialist or socialism ever again" - a direct shot at Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib who are socialists.

"If we are classifying Tuesday as a success from a congressional standpoint, we will get f-ing torn apart in 2022," she said.

[DesertRhino]

He hasn’t done a thing. Can you point to a single arrest? Only Q-tards think he has a stack of 10,000 arrest warrants on his desk.

[piasa]

yep... she is more Gramsciian / progressive socialist while AOC isn’t shy about admitting the truth.