House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017.
These Democrats might be on to something, especially in light of the way Pelosi figured into the Republican campaign in Georgia. Her left-wing agenda is easy for the GOP to attack - something they'll likely keep doing.
The president wrote Thursday: "I certainly hope the Democrats do not force Nancy P out". Instead, Pelosi had to spend time defending her continued leadership of the Democratic caucus.
A defiant Nancy Pelosi made it clear she's not going anywhere, brushing off critics from her own party saying "I think I'm worth the trouble". But in the second half of her 15 years as caucus leader, the Democrats in the House have been in a steady decline, losing the House majority in 2010, and continuing to lose seats.
After that election political analysts debated that Democrats seemed to be more interested in talking about trans gender bathrooms than job creation.
The seat in Georgia's 6th Congressional District became vacant after prominent Republican Tom Price went to serve as Trump's health secretary.
As President Donald Trump celebrated Republican victories in two special congressional elections on Wednesday, one man who advised presidents from both parties warned the results "should be a wake-up call for Democrats" that Trump could be on his way to re-election in 2020.
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They are under the care of other family members. "I could have taken her down", Lyles' sister, Monika Williams, told Q13 News . She tells them she left her door unlocked while she went to the store and that while she was out her Xbox was stolen.
Republicans tied Ossoff to Pelosi during the heated campaign which was thought to be the death knell for the aspiring young liberal politician.
"The issue I think strategically is that Trump energizes their base and Leader Pelosi energizes their base", said Rep.
Democrats lost another race in SC that same night, and that followed previous disappointments in Montana and Kansas. A month ago Yglesias was celebrating the loss of the democrat in the Montana special congressional election by declaring his loss to really mean a win for democrats.
But now, after a string of disappointments, those divisions have re-emerged, though Pelosi appears unlikely to face an immediate challenge. "But when they go off on identity politics and 'Russia, Russia, Russia, ' they lose".
"She just doesn't help our candidates in those swing districts with independent voters and Republican voters", Vela said on CNN's "Newsroom" Friday. "But my decision about how long I stay is not up to them". The question of whether the Democratic Party can succeed in district races preoccupies many, including the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board.
Handel also said that she would "absolutely" consider prohibiting gay and lesbian couples from adopting children.
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