Aside from accomplishing absolutely nothing, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her eight hour filibuster also managed to anger her fellow Democrats who think the House Minority Leader may have actually damaged their 2018 election chances with her dramatics.Pelosi thought she would be able to filibuster the spending caps deal until Speaker Paul Ryan gave in to her demands for protections for Dreamers, but abandoned her quest without so much as a smirk from Ryan.According to Politico, Democratic lawmakers speaking under the condition of anonymity thought Pelosi’s stunt was about as harebrained as it was a failure, and believe it will make it much harder to get elected during the midterms due to Dreamer protections not being such a hot item in their neck of the woods:Some centrist-minded Democrats said Pelosi’s daylong protest could — by calling attention to the failure to provide relief for Dreamers — make it that much harder for vulnerable members to vote for the budget deal. …“This stunt … had nothing to do with protecting vulnerable members who have to take a difficult vote,” said one moderate lawmaker who asked not to be named. “Working out this deal and then saying she’s not going to vote for it? Come on. She was at the table.” …All House Democrats are supportive of Dreamers. But several members, particularly centrists, are wary of using the immigration issue as a campaign cudgel, worried it could derail Democrats’ chances of taking back the House.Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) felt that with Pelosi just caving without concessions like she did, she made it increasingly hard for Democrats to have any leverage at the table when negotiating spending caps and protections.
I've had the sense for some time that she was past her sell-by date.
She needs to be voted out.
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