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Nancy Pelosi says she's running for reelection
This is great news
Link to tweet
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that she plans to run for reelection, aiming to extend her more than 30-year run in Congress.
"I am running for reelection to Congress and respectfully seek your support," Pelosi, a Democrat from California, said in a video message posted on her political Twitter account. "I would be greatly honored by it and grateful for it."
Pelosi notably did not announce that she will run for speaker in her video announcement. She had promised in 2018 that this term would be her last in the position, but she has not confirmed if that is still her plan.
Pelosi's announcement for reelection comes as House Democrats are retiring in record numbers as district maps are being redrawn by Republican-controlled state legislatures to favor GOP lawmakers and the party faces potentially challenging midterm elections this fall. Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee on Tuesday was the latest Democrat to announce his retirement at the end of this Congress, bringing the total number of House Democrats retiring at the end of the term up to 29. But as a prolific fundraiser and experience as a deal maker, Pelosi is seen as crucial to helping Democrats running across the country.
"I am running for reelection to Congress and respectfully seek your support," Pelosi, a Democrat from California, said in a video message posted on her political Twitter account. "I would be greatly honored by it and grateful for it."
Pelosi notably did not announce that she will run for speaker in her video announcement. She had promised in 2018 that this term would be her last in the position, but she has not confirmed if that is still her plan.
Pelosi's announcement for reelection comes as House Democrats are retiring in record numbers as district maps are being redrawn by Republican-controlled state legislatures to favor GOP lawmakers and the party faces potentially challenging midterm elections this fall. Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee on Tuesday was the latest Democrat to announce his retirement at the end of this Congress, bringing the total number of House Democrats retiring at the end of the term up to 29. But as a prolific fundraiser and experience as a deal maker, Pelosi is seen as crucial to helping Democrats running across the country.
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and they no doubt would be if only they could. That Nancy intends to be is very un-surprising. She canceled retirement in 2016 to help stop the Republicans' authoritarian takeover and she's not done yet.
