Washington – 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.
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“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.
Among those rooting for Ms. Pelosi to stick around are Republicans, who are giddy at the prospect of reprising in 2012 the attacks they used in the past election cycle, tying Democratic incumbents around the country to the liberal from San Francisco.
Ms. Pelosi’s reply: Bring it on. “The reason they had to take me down is because I’ve been effective in fighting special interests in Washington, D.C.,” Ms. Pelosi said, citing the health insurance and financial services industries. “I’m effective. They had to take me out. I’m also the most significant attractor to support for the Democrats.”
“So, I’m not looking back on this,” Ms. Pelosi said. “They asked me to run, I’m running. We don’t let the Republicans choose our leaders, and again, our members understand, they made me a target because I’m effective, politically and policy-wise.”
Perhaps not, but you sure helped!
Pelosi is the witch of the west and the left!!
this woman is certifiably insane.
As the photo demonstrates, she is one of the greatest political leaders in American history.
Becouse she is still a Miss. Ms Pelose – get married and stop being angry!
She gave an interview to NPR wow; one of soros leftist radio station. She and soros are trying to destroy America.
#4 is being sarcastic, but she will go down in history as one of the greatest speakers in American history because she was manged to get universal health insurance through the House of Representatives.
And she is a supporter of Israel despite representing one of the few congressional districts in the US where that loses you votes. Indeed the Republicans ran a supporter of isolationist anti-Semite Ron Paul against her this year.
#5 ,
Nancy Pelosi has been married to the same man for 47 years.
No it wasn’t only you – it was Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid and the whoile Democratic/Socialist Party
oh yes they did.