Rove on Pelosi
I think is pretty much what most GOP political analysts think : If Speaker Nancy Pelosi succeeds in becoming minority leader, then House Democrats will get more of the same of what they got on Tuesday night. Pelosi is a damaged, deeply polarizing figure whose retention as House leader will guarantee continued difficulties for those Democrats who had rough races in red districts Tuesday and those Democrats whose seats tilt more red because of redistricting next year. The soon-to-be former speaker will also feed President Obama’s worst instincts. She shares the White House view that Tuesday was the result of inadequate communications, insufficiently liberal initiatives, and not curt enough dismissal of Republicans. These got Democrats into their electoral pickle: Pelosi’s continuation will only make conditions worse in the House. I can’t disagree with any of that. The new more liberal House Dem caucus will fight any effort to moderate their views, and with Pelosi in charge there’s won’t be much of an effort to do anything but save the liberal agenda and block what they can from the GOP.
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on November 8, 2010. Filed under