Nancy Pelosi is a Democrat. She's also a powerful leader
of the Democratic Caucus in the House. Attacking her at this time is maybe one of the worst things any Democrat could do. It makes absolutely no sense at all. We don't need to try to get rid of Democrats. We need to elect more of them. That should be our goal, and our focus from now on.
Representative Pelosi is from a congressional district in California. She represents that district. She has been elected to leadership positions in the House by other Democrats. But she is a local representative from San Francisco. If you don't live in that district, you have literally nothing to say about her election or reelection. If you are not a member of the House and a Democrat, you have nothing to say about her being in the House leadership.
Look to your own state, instead. Look to your own district. Elect more Democrats where you live. If you don't vote in Pelosi's district in California, you're wasting your energy. Instead, put that energy to work to register voters and get them to the polls in 2018, so we can regain majority control of the House. Work so hard that Democratic voters overwhelm Republicans in that election.
In Georgia's 6th Congressional District, a Democrat almost flipped that district in a special election. Almost. But, here's the deal: Almost 40% of registered Democratic voters in that district DID NOT VOTE. Imagine what would have happened had they voted. Ossoff would have won in a landslide. That's the work people need to be doing in their own districts. Get people out to vote. Get people registered. Do that and we win. Fail to do that, and we lose. It is that simple!
Leave Nancy Pelosi alone unless she's your Representative. She gets elected again and again because the voters in her district vote for her. If you don't live there, please turn your attention to the congressional districts in your state. Do what really makes a difference, please and forget about what doesn't.
Thanks for reading this.
= new reply since forum marked as read
This is why we cant have nice things. You *intend* to argue, you see enemies everwhere, and as a result are *intentionally* choosing to be obstinate. Even in a simple little issue over *typesetting*, you must be right and everyone else wrong.
Quotes, in the way you describe, similar to "air quotes" made with ones fingers, might be used to denigrate by implying that a word is being used sarcastically; for example, something or someone might be described as "genius" when actually quite dense. But the poster didnt do that. Nor did they put their punctuation around the entirety of the words "Democratic Party" as you suggest. To do so might have legitimately caused a misinterpretation.
But no, in this case a *different* choice of puncutation was used to highlight a specific word. Its simple and clear English, you just want to make hay of it. There is no "whatever," and no blanks to be filled in - to do so is to concoct an argument where there was none - but perhaps you knew that too.
The post you replied to says in full:
---
"No politician "deserves" support. That's as very dangerous attitude in a democracy. I thought that supporters of the *Democratic* Party would get that."
---
It is VERY clear.
We cherish government by and for the people. We are a representative form of government. No politician DESERVES any vote, regardless of their party affiliation or last name or who they know or how long they have had their position... It is our job as informed and educated citizens, aided in theory by a free press, to evaluate the candidates for any position ourselves and determine whether we believe they are worthy of OUR individual vote and support.
To shed that responsibility, to forego our individual duty and instead allow our choice to be dictated by someone else (i.e., "you must support The Party," or "If you want to keep your job you will vote for Candidate x," or "Dont criticize a candidate/politician because we are at war and that is more important"
weakens the most fundamental portion of Representative Democracy - the right and duty of each individual voter to assess the candidates and make their own informed choices.
The post said, quite simply, that no candidate is automatically entitled to a vote or to endless support. You may think Pelosi has earned your support, but you dont get to make that decision for anyone else - thats how Democracy works.
The poster simply says that the uncritical attitude that says "he/she is one of us, thereby DESERVES our support" is anathema to the the principles of democracy, and finds it ironic that members of the *Democratic* party (i.e., the party that is named for this very idea, this specific form or representative government) are so willing to insist that ANY candidate/politician is automatically DESERVING of our vote/support.
I take no position on the underlying argument with regard specifically to Pelosi. I am digusted by the fact that this board devolves into these petty "Im a better Dem than you" arguments that are so often (as in the case here) inflamed by either honest misunderstanding or willful ignorance. Most of it feels like intentional goading to argument, i.e., trolling, by people who just want to argue and fight because "winning a fight on a message board" is the new drug of choice.
This is a common frustration I hear from Dem workers for campaigns is that in many supposedly red or purple areas of the country our people seem to believe that defeat is a foregone conclusion so why bother voting. No point even trying. Got better stuff to do apparently.
I thought for sure Trump and the current group of sociopaths occupying the GOP would be motivation enough.
Attacking our strong Democratic leader, at this time, makes no sense if you want to see Democrats win.
Longshot but consider: Dems take the House back in '18. Trump and Pence go down in flames of corruption.
Nancy Pelosi is the 46th President of the United States. 
A girl can dream, right?
You miss the obvious.. but carry on.
