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19. actually she also started quite late in life

Reply to EffieBlack (Reply #14)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 06:06 PM

Aug 2018

as she waited until her children were adults before even running for the House. She didn't run for Congress until she was nearly 50. In contrast Hoyer ran for the Maryland State Senate in 1966 when he was 27. Had she not had to wait for her children to be grown she could have been speaker in her 50's instead of her 60's.

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50 Democratic candidates have said they won't vote for Pelosi - and GOP is STILL [View all] EffieBlack Aug 2018 OP

50 may not means a majority will. winner, pelosi nt msongs Aug 2018 #1

desperate measures bdamomma Aug 2018 #2

Reminds me of hearing Meghan McCain saying she knows what Democrats think like she is an kimbutgar Aug 2018 #3

So This Is What Winning Looks Like Me. Aug 2018 #4

Personally, I don't think we win elections by running away from who we really are. dawg Aug 2018 #5

Paul Krugman EffieBlack Aug 2018 #6

Pretty sure he explained the entire thing in the 1st tweet jcgoldie Aug 2018 #7

Exactly! EffieBlack Aug 2018 #8

That is what gets me hot. brer cat Aug 2018 #20

She's been great and being a woman definitely is part of the reason for the hate NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #11

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #15

SM, that's TWO things "wrong" with Pelosi ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #23

+1 betsuni Aug 2018 #22

I haven't heard anyone say distancing themselves from Pelosi take the issue off the table... brooklynite Aug 2018 #9

and what do we say to the women of our party when they see an amazingly effective woman dsc Aug 2018 #10

Obviously romana Aug 2018 #18

One of the reasons Pelosi's supposedly been around so long is that EffieBlack Aug 2018 #14

actually she also started quite late in life dsc Aug 2018 #19

You're acting like she's had a brief reign - only Sam Rayburn served longer than her as House Party Midwestern Democrat Aug 2018 #24

K&R, This is such a horrible stupid strategy uponit7771 Aug 2018 #12

Chuck Todd's lead story tonight: "Democrats' Pelosi Problem" EffieBlack Aug 2018 #13

Blue Tsunami 🌊🌊🌊Pelosi needs to maintain her spot at the top. oasis Aug 2018 #16

And, especially, they hate her because she's a EFFECTIVE woman leader. pnwmom Aug 2018 #17

K&R betsuni Aug 2018 #21