Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Democrats lash out at Nancy Pelosi
After losing the Senate and even more seats in the House, Democrats on Capitol Hill are becoming increasingly critical of their leadership. Most of this discontent is aimed at Nancy Pelosi, for many reasons. Among them are the staggering losses in elections across the nation, and, on a personal level, Pelosi's tendency to turn routine debate into a verbal brawl ( i.e. The episode between Pelosi and Pennsylvania Rep. Tom Marino). This combination of party-wide blues over the midterms and Pelosi's own behavior has put the long-time representative in a bad spot with her caucus. Such vocal attacks on party leaders is not very common within the Democratic Party. This unusual trend shows a lack of confidence within the party, seemingly parallel to that of Americans that voted in the recent elections.
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These attacks on Pelosi clearly shows the unhappiness and frustration of many many Democrats on Capitol Hill. Although she is in a bad spot with her caucas. She was just recently reelected as democratic minority leader in the House. So I do not know if the situation is as serious as the article makes it out to be. The article does state, "Pelosi even told POLITICO that she might have thought about retiring if Democrats had won the House, but she needs to stay all the more because the party lost seats." Clearly, a poor choice of words since many Democrats are putting the blame on her and other Democratic leaders for the situation the party is in after the recent mid-term elections.
ReplyDeleteI understand why people are angry and need someone or something to blame. This lack of confidence is not good from the voters but coming from the leaders themselves is even more dangerous. This isnt usual for the Democrats which I think shows the effect of the election on the Democrats. It makes the party seem weak.
ReplyDeleteIt is normal that the Democrats are unhappy after losing the midterm elections, and it is unsurprising that they need someone (and that someone often happens to be the leadership) to blame for their losses. I do not know whether Pelosi is actually to blame for the loss, but it does not matter either way. The Democrats have failed to do what they set out to do and the electorate is disappointed, which is the main reason why the Republicans won the midterms.
ReplyDeleteI think that Nancy Pelosi is just a scapegoat for the Democrats to blame for their unhappiness. I understand why they are frustrated and unhappy but to blame it on Pelosi makes the Democratic Party seem weak. It makes them seem more vulnerable because they are having these problems.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is a natural reaction to having lost the majority in the house and that it is bloated when we hear about the unhappiness of the entire group. Because they are an even smaller majority now, it is easy to point fingers at who they think is responsible for their situation. In this case it happens to be Nancy Pelosi
ReplyDeleteWell, she's getting older so maybe some of her insanity can be attributed to dementia. But honestly it's annoying that someone who's so combative speaks for an entire party of people who resent her. Change needs to happen soon if the Democratic Party hopes to have a successful future and not lose any more seats in upcoming elections.
ReplyDeleteI can see why the Democrats are upset that they are now at the lower hand of the Republicans in terms of numbers, but to blame it all on Pelosi just seems a bit immature. Yet, she is the easiest to blame since she is the Democratic minority leader in the house. I think they need to research more into the things they are blaming her for rather then just pushing everything on her.
ReplyDeleteI think it's natural for Democrats to be upset over their losses and to want someone to blame it on. However, pointing fingers at their leader shows how fragmented and weak the party is. Now more than ever Democrats need to show unity and strength so that they can try to regain some seats in the next elections.
ReplyDeleteI think that right now, the executive branch of our government is to blame for the Democrats loosing so many seats in the house, not Nancy Pelosi. What Noah cited about how Pelosi tends to turn arguments into brawls is irrelevant in my opinion because your average voter is not gonna know about that. I think that the democratic party needs to back its members rather than seeming disjointed because that would be a reason for the average voter to not vote democratically. If the democrats dont shape up were on our way the republicans dominating even more than they currently do.
ReplyDeleteI think the problem here is that the Democratic party just needs to get its stuff together. They're the ones who chose Pelosi. Their party members are not happy with their party leaders and as a result they lost all those seats. It seems to me that nobody likes Obama anymore, so the party should try to appeal to the voters and not to Obamas ideals.
ReplyDeleteDemocrats seem to be facing a huge problem: Loyalty to the Democratic party has decreased for not only democratic voters, but those democrats in congress. A split in opinions and methods of achieving their individual political agenda has occurred for these politicians. This could have contributed to both the decrease of Democratic Party supporters and the loss of the 2014 midterm election.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mackenzie. The Democratic Party is way too disjointed right now. Right now, we don't really need a party with ambiguous agendas and ideals. Blaming everything on one member of the party is frankly immature and embarassing. Perhaps Nancy Pelosi is the cause of some trouble, but at the end of the day, the party needs to own up to what isn't working, and not force the blame on one person.
ReplyDeleteDemocrats are smart to express their frustration with Nancy Pelosi. She and the rest of the Democratic leadership is steering the party in a liberal direction that does not resonate with the majority of middle class voters. I do not believe the Democratic party will enjoy widespread success until Pelosi is gone.
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