With honey instead of vinegar, Pelosi steadily inches toward the speaker's gavel

[DonViejo]

By Mike DeBonis and Robert Costa November 22 at 6:00 AM

Rep. Brian Higgins was one of 16 Democrats who signed a letter opposing Nancy Pelosi’s bid for House speaker. The New Yorker had also called her “aloof, frenetic, and misguided” earlier this year. But Pelosi ignored all that.

Instead, the veteran House Democratic leader went about winning over Higgins this week, listening to the Buffalo lawmaker’s grievances and enlisting allies to convince him that he would see progress on legislation to expand Medicare.

The strategy worked: On Wednesday, Higgins pulled his name off the anti-Pelosi letter and threw his support behind the 78-year-old leader — moving her closer to reclaiming the gavel she first won more than a decade ago.

Pelosi’s relentless honey-over-vinegar approach to dealing with political headaches — which she learned at the foot of her father, former Baltimore mayor Thomas D’Alesandro — has been critical to sustaining her grip on power since Democrats won the House majority this month.

She has personally courted disgruntled members in meetings and by phone while deploying her sprawling network to bolster her bid among both liberals and moderates, all but overwhelming her critics with her ability to outmaneuver them.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Guess they are tired of talking about Trump....

any old non-story can be hyped into eye grabbing headlines.

[DonViejo]

2. Did you read the article or, are you just reacting to a headline you judge to be meaningless?

[Bfd]

4. K & R

It was an interesting article.
I read it!

Happy TDay
🥂

[Bfd]

3. K & R

Anyone who's actually paid attention to her over the years knew how she'd come out the winner.

I can't imagine the shitty people she's met along the way.
That is her strength at this point in time.
She knows each one, what they've said & done, & who their allies are.

[DonViejo]

8. I never doubted Pelosi's re-election either...

I was watching some talking head on MSNBC one night last week she/he said, Nancy Pelosi was as good a leader as Lyndon Johnson was. She knows her party, the members of her party and how to work the system just the way Johnson did in the Senate.

[Me.]

5. What Inching?

By my calculations, she already had the numbers and is cushioning

[DonViejo]

6. Passing judgement on the headline or, did you read the article?

[Me.]

7. Your UmBrage Is Duly Noted

is the headline the headline? Because framing it as such is still passing on a connotation.

[DonViejo]

9. You still haven't answered my question, which indicates strongly "hell no, I didn't read it,...

I prefer whining about a headline! So there, Don! "

[Me.]

10. And You Still Haven't Said Whether The Headline Is Coreect

Which must mean it and the immediate hinted at doubt is what it is

[DonViejo]

11. I have no intention of responding to your question unless and until you display some common

courtesy and respond to mine. However, don't bother responding, I won't be seeing it or any more of your responses to any OP or in any thread on DU.

Happy Thanksgiving! I sincerely hope it is an enjoyable day for you and your family.

[Bfd]

12. No shit. She smiled & walked past the grumbling amateurs, gavel in hand.

This was a typical day in the life of Speaker Pelosi.

Imagine what she'll do with Trump n Pence pulled from their perch, & the powerful pen in her hand.
She loves this country..

Its gonna happen, ya know it.

[Me.]

13. I Do

Just watched Higgins 'concession' speech on MSNBC. The Comrade & his sidekick don't stand a chance.

Happy Thanksgiving to you BFD and all.

[Bfd]

14. To you & yours as well, ME, my friend 🥂

[Me.]

15. ...

[Wintryjade]

16. Right. I read that and thought immediately, no inching. Lordy how they always sell our Dems short.

[Me.]

17. Isn't That The Truth

Happy, happy, happy to you and yours

[Wintryjade]

18. Thank you.

And you too, me.