Never Nancy

[Benton]

(11-16-2018, 11:17 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: Exactly the wrong thought process for this moment. It is not a time to be prudent or "conservative", it's time to change and be bold. That's how the Democrats can turn winning in 2018, into winning in 2020.

There are plenty of veteran lawmakers that are a better fit for the current times. My choice would be Barbara Lee, can't tell me she doesn't have the experience to guide the incoming freshman, while still pursuing a progressive agenda for the House.

Agreed.

And I'd add, Pelosi fits in with the stereotype (correct or incorrect) the GOP has throwing out there that all Democrats are millionaires who want to take your guns. If Democrats are going to gain anything in 2020, they'll only do it by shaking that off. Either by being firm and consistent with a new platform (which would best be sold with a new voice) or going trying to get back to the Midwestern "it's your father's Democratic party" image of pro-labor, pro-individual rights (which would best be done by someone from a Rust Belt state).

And it needs to happen. Normally I prefer when the two branches are split up and have to work together. But the GOP has gone so far off the deep end with the deficit spending, it's going to have to swing pretty far the other way to correct.