It’s been said a thousand times: Democrats accuse Republicans of what they themselves are actually doing. They’ve managed to turn this tactic into an art form in the age of Trump, and it has served them well. While not all voters believe them, enough do to make it pay off at the ballot box.
During a softball interview with MS NOW’s Ali Vitali on Monday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made the extraordinary claim that Republicans may try to rig the midterm elections.
“We always have concerns, but with this president and the Republicans, who have no commitment to the rule of law and doing things the appropriate way. We’re ready,” Pelosi assured her.
She explained the Democrats’ mission. “One is to win the midterms. Two is to make sure the elections are safe. And three, to tell people what we will do when we win.”
Then, she took her kill shot. “In addition to that, we have to be on guard as to what they [the Republicans] may try to do to the technology. They may try to creep into the technology and create a false count.”
Taking Pelosi’s explosive statement at face value, Vitali asked, “How do you guard against that?”
Pelosi replied, “That’s a challenge.”
Vitali addressed Pelosi’s role in former President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race in July 2024. She said, “I wonder if you factor in the way that Biden’s campaign ended when you think about your own legacy. I think that many people credit you or blame you for the way that that campaign ended.”
Following a brief pause, Pelosi said, “How can I say this in a nice way?”
She elaborated on the great accomplishments of the Biden administration and avoided her direct role in his decision to step aside. She broached the subject of Biden’s senility without actually saying the words, “People don’t know that it’s a problem.”
[Does she truly believe the public was unaware of Biden’s cognitive state? The conservative media had been reporting on his decline from the moment he launched his campaign in April 2019.]
“So, in any event,” the former speaker said, “we would have liked the White House to give us more air cover for a lot of those things.”
Pelosi noted that she only asked the president for two things: “I wanted him to have other [inaudible — possibly posters] at the table than just listening to one. And B, I wanted to assure the public that he could serve the term. They didn’t agree with that and so, he then decided to step aside. It was his decision.”
She then pivoted to the challenges faced by former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The two discussed the possibility of Democrats nominating a woman in 2028. “I always thought the American people were much more ready for ‘Madam President’ than Congress was for ‘Madam Speaker,’ because it is a marble ceiling,” she said. “It’s not a glass ceiling; it’s a marble ceiling.”
She added that Hillary Clinton was the most qualified person of our generation to run for president.
The full 30-minute interview can be viewed here.
In November, Pelosi, 86, announced she will retire from Congress at the end of the current session.
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