Nancy Pelosi has always kept her political allegiances a closely guarded secret.
Because of this, what she said to Anderson Cooper of AWN on Monday concerning her own political destiny is even more crucial.
Here is how it went:
Cooper: I’m not inquiring about the outcome. Have you taken a quick peek forward, I just ask? And have you made up your mind about the choice, whatever it may be?
Pelosi: Well, I must admit that the events of the past week or two will have an impact on my choice.
Cooper: Will the attack have any bearing on how you choose to proceed?
Elo: I agree.
Which is a major issue, to be honest.
Additionally, it makes perfect sense on a very human level. A man looking for Pelosi attacked her 82-year-old husband with a hammer at their residence. Paul Pelosi needed surgery after sustaining a head fracture.
It is terrifying to hear Nancy Pelosi recount how she learned about the attack.
She said, “I was sleeping in Washington, DC. I had just arrived from San Francisco the previous evening. When the doorbell rings, I mentally count to five before looking up to see the time. It’s obviously the incorrect apartment, who. No. Once more, the door is pounded with a bang, bang, bang, bang, bang sound. I quickly rush towards the door as I’m quite afraid. The Capitol Police are seen. We have to come in to talk to you, they said.
frightening, yes?
We frequently overlook the fact that politicians are individuals in this day and age of politics. And the type of situation Pelosi describes is one that would force any of us to reevaluate our course in life.
Naturally, if Republicans win back the majority in the midterm elections, she won’t be leaving office or even her position as the senior Democrat in the House.
Pelosi has already gone through this cycle. Some party members called for her to resign after the 2010 wave election that stripped Democrats of their majority in the House. When Democrats regained control of the House in the 2018 election, she rebuffed their calls and continued serving as the House minority leader, positioning herself to be selected as speaker once more.
Nevertheless, she has aged 12 years since the 2010 election. Additionally, she is coping with the fallout from a horrific event in her home.
Since Pelosi has consistently shown me wrong in the past and shown a political resiliency and appeal that few leaders (in either party) have ever been able to match, I’ve given up trying to anticipate what she will do in the future.
But I do believe that Pelosi’s calculations will change after this election, based on her most recent comments about the assault on her husband. It won’t only be about politics. It will also be a human one.
