Joe Crowly, a Democrat who was thought by many to be a possible successor to Nancy Pelosi in Dem party leadership, lost a primary race to Democrat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez yesterday. After that news, Peter Daou was calling for new Democrat leadership. However, Nancy Pelosi is saying all it well:
PELOSI ON LAST NIGHT: "The fact that in a very progressive district in New York, it went more progressive than-well, Joe Crowley is a progressive — but more to the left than Joe Crowley is about that district. It is not to be viewed as something that stands for everything else.”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 27, 2018
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says while the New York City district of a defeated Democratic congressman may have shifted to the left, that doesn't necessarily mean it's happening everywhere. https://t.co/wz931p1A19
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 27, 2018
Pelosi seems a bit troubled, even as she’s trying to basically assure the longtime leadership of her party that “all is well”:
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 27, 2018
Pelosi: “Everything is fine.”
Narrator: “Everything was not fine.”— ?️?️ (@BoWhoKnows) June 27, 2018
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Let’s go to the tape! Pelosi quickly grew annoyed by reporters’ questions:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Rep. Joe Crowley's surprising primary loss https://t.co/s3uwRxMT1t via @cspan
— Sarah D. Wire (@sarahdwire) June 27, 2018
Nancy Pelosi: “In my district they call me a corporate pawn” https://t.co/d9GkPadHqC pic.twitter.com/Fbwz085ddS
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 27, 2018
Ha! Keep spinning, Rep. Pelosi!
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