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6. But on the flip side, Pelosi was perhaps the most effective person we had in Congress

Reply to legallyblondeNYC (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:07 PM

19 hrs ago

I think most Republicans would even agree.

And she was both old and pretty rich at the time so not that connected with the average person Obama is talking about.

But she wasn’t the figurehead of the party. That is what we are currently lacking to take on Trump.

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