"I'm a master legislator". "So this idea that. six months later you need to have all of your policies ready and a brand new message - I think that's ridiculous".
It is the sixth-most educated district in the country and chock full of moderate, suburban Republicans. "We must now put forth our message".
More than $50 million was spent on the race, which made it the most expensive congressional election in history. And after Republican Karen Handel pulled out the win, the leadership-backed superPAC said using the Democratic leader prominently was one of their most effective tactics.
A similar strategy also failed in South Carolina's Congressional 5th District, leaving questions about the Democratic parties strategy with midterms less than two years away.
All the races were on GOP-friendly terrain.
Pelosi's office claims even loftier triumphs, saying she's raised more than $500 million for Democrats since entering the party leadership in the early 2000s, including $141.5 million in the 2015-2016 cycle. They must pick up 24 seats to do so.
In the other corner is The Nation's D.D. Guttenplan, who who says he's not sorry Ossoff lost because a win would have been a victory over the left, not of the left.
"I think that she's a tremendous leader of our caucus, with the kind of strategic talent and experience that we really need to succeed in the minority and particularly when we don't control the House or Senate", said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. "And I think Republicans are just doing a much better job of that right now". And I'm mad at Trump, but I'm madder at the Democrats for letting him get in. "But understand, if you want to change America, you wanna change the world, you're much better off going into districts, campaigning for somebody, knocking on doors", Scarborough said. Democrats have been overperforming in those races by historical margins.
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To that end and for the first time, he added, Facebook will give autonomy and control to groups on that platform. Zuckerberg outlined his latest vision at a " communities summit " held Thursday in Chicago.
Pelosi didn't directly respond to Rice's call, but stressed that now was the time for Democrats to come together.
Wasserman sees "a pattern that should still worry GOP incumbents everywhere".
"A huge win for Karen Handel, a great win for President Trump and a momentum win for the Georgia Republican Party", said recently elected Georgia GOP chairman John Watson.
Pelosi said she respected critical opinions, but, "my decision to stay is not up to them".
"I think I'm worth the trouble, quite frankly".
She also noted throughout the campaign that she's lived in the district for 25 years, unlike Ossoff, who grew up in the district but lives in Atlanta, a few miles south of the 6th District's southern border.
In over a decade leading House Democrats, into the majority and out again, Pelosi has beaten back all comers, including last fall when Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of OH ran against her. Ryan fell well short but garnered dozens of votes, enough to underscore dissatisfaction with Pelosi and with her aging leadership team that has left promising young Democrats with few places to rise. The latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act is set to be revealed on Thursday.
"I feel very confident in the support that I have in my caucus", she said.
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