RustyShackleford
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The go away stuff toward Hillary and Nancy has always been covered in sexism. Even from the far left, less than what gets slung at her from the right, but it is still there.
I'm sorry, but IMO most leftist I encounter make a ****ty case for why Pelosi should go away. There are legit beefs people in the party should have with her, like some of the decision the DCCC has made and maybe someone can make the argument that after electoral losses party leaders naturally step aside for the Party to rebrand itself but those are not the objections I hear the most.
They call her a centrist, corporatist, a roadblock to the progressive movement, all those attacks are patently false; and talks of her temperament that are just sneak sexism. All the electoral losses that have happened since 2010 can't be put on Pelosi, just like it can't just be put on Obama. In fact, The argument is even worse when someones tries to apply it to Pelosi. From 2009 to 2010 the House was way more left than the Senate. Pelosi got enough blue dogs on board to pass a public option, environmental reform, and she had her caucus on board with the more left-wing version of Obama's proposal than the Senate. So if the argument is that the Dems lost because they were not progressive enough, Pelosi is not the person that should be really taking that blame.
Reid didn't catch it like she has. Schumer is more center and more corporate friendly and while he catches it too, he doesn't get it as bad as Pelosi.
Furthermore, Pelosi is good at her job. She is a great fundraiser for he caucus, she can keep them in line mostly, was ran one of the most productive Congresses in recent history. I mean the last dude that tried to come for her as party leader was a joke. But seemingly some "progressives" cheered him on.
The GOP is going after her because she is party leader and they are covering their messaging in sexism. The next person that takes the job, especially if it a woman, will catch it too. The GOP won't stop.
And the left is playing wrong by pushing this Pelosi must go thing. Like look around, their allies in this fight a fickle centrist and the GOP, that is a clue that their position should be reconsidered. The left should be defending her, and then make a better case for why someone else should lead the caucus, and most importantly put someone decent forward.
-Bernie has his problems too, like some glaring ones. His fans make excuses for them, but that it the nature of the game. Matter of fact, Bernie has slid on some things that progressives would have killed Hillary and Nancy on.
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