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Pelosi on Clinton: 'She May Run Again'
June 24, 2008 1:45 PM
ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: Addressing the question of whether sexism played a significant role in Sen. Hillary Clinton’s failure to win the Democratic nomination, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t say it was responsible for her defeat but acknowledged that sexism is “a given.”
“Is there sexism? Probably so. Is it responsible for the defeat? I really wouldn’t have the scientific knowledge, all of the information to know that,” the Speaker said. “My impression is, ‘Yes there was sexism.’ My knowledge is, ‘Yes there is sexism because there has been.’
“I’m the victim of sexism myself, but I think it goes with the territory. I don’t sit around to say but for that, but for that.”
Speaker Pelosi said that Clinton benefited from being a woman with the strong support she received from women voters and that perhaps she takes another shot at the White House.
“[W]omen are wildly enthusiastic about her candidacy. Not just a woman but this woman, this talent, this intellect, stamina,” she said. "I think her candidacy was a bright bright moment for us and she may run again."
The reason that the approval ratings for Congress are at an all-time low is because the legislative branch has not ended the war in Iraq, Speaker Pelosi said Tuesday.
In a breakfast with reporters in Washington, D.C. Pelosi noted that the two main issues related to Congress’ low approval ratings are the war in Iraq and rising energy costs and said that it is Democrats who are the most “down on Congress.”
“I think that the reason that the Congress is at an all time low in the confidence of the American people is that we did not end the war,” the Speaker said. “The issue of the economy is the big issue but the issue of the war is still there. And if you look at those numbers of Congress’ approval rating, the Democrats are the ones who are down on congress. Republicans too, but the Democrats more so. And it’s about the war.”
ABC News’ Polling Director Gary Langer reports that in a recent Gallup poll (June 12), just 19 percent of those polled approved of the job Congress was doing, while 74 percent disapproved.
Obama opting out of public financing
Speaker Pelosi toed the party line with her reaction to Sen. Barack Obama’s decision to withdraw from the public financing system in the general election, saying that his decision is based on the fact that he has a large pool of small donors, instead of relying on big money donors, which is a “tremendous difference.”
“The comfort level I have with the decision made by Sen. Obama springs from the fact that he has over a million and a half small donors. And if he was saying I am walking away from public financing because I have a lot of big donors, then that would be one thing,” Pelosi said. “He is taking a different tact because he has over a million small donors.”
Speaker Pelosi said her own opinion is to have “public financing across the board” but said that Obama’s decision is acceptable because “he has honored the spirit of small donors participating in campaigns and frowning on the participation of outside groups.”
When asked about the meeting that Obama will have on Thursday with several dozen of Clinton’s top fundraising bundlers, Speaker Pelosi said she views that meeting as a “political event” rather than a fundraising one.
“I don’t know that he’s asking them to do that [bundle money]. Sen. Obama was one of the biggest proponents of the bundling piece that was in the ethics committee bill,” Pelosi said. “I imagine that is a political meeting to say to those people who are opinion makers in their universe of politics that they would be supportive of him. I don’t frankly view that as a fundraising event, I view it as a political event.”
June 24, 2008 in Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (117)
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it is not sexism, it is hillary herself. i was so excited a woman was running but after her crap here in iowa, and from that point forward all she did was prove to be an embarrassment for all women. Hillary herself did this, no one else. I am so sick of it being blamed on sexism.
Posted by: becky | Jun 24, 2008 2:00:59 PM
Get rid off Obama by voting for McCain in November so Hillary can re-run in 2012. Obama is trying to do anything to win this election and he is a liar.
Posted by: Laura | Jun 24, 2008 2:02:10 PM
Laura, do you work for McCain. slither back under your rock.
Absolutely no thinking democrat can vote for McCain...and frankly if that is your committment to women's rights..
the maybe if you dont already you should go to work for McBush.
The committment is to principle not people.
Posted by: ZANE | Jun 24, 2008 2:07:19 PM
“[W]omen are wildly enthusiastic about her candidacy. Not just a woman but this woman, this talent, this intellect, stamina,” she said. "I think her candidacy was a bright bright moment for us and she may run again."
Nancy,
I could not agree with you more...Sadly, she came up short because it would have been interesting to see her run and win the presidency. This was her time to do it so in 2012 maybe there will be another strong one.
Posted by: nicky | Jun 24, 2008 2:09:09 PM
It is not sexism, it is anti-dynasty. People just don't want another clinton in the house.
It is sexism that a large part of Hillary's supporters were voting for her because she is a woman and not a man.
"Clinton benefited from being a woman with the strong support she received from women voters"
How is that not sexist?
Posted by: Jake | Jun 24, 2008 2:09:41 PM
Zane,
I'm not a republican but I think this selection is undemocratic process. DNC doesn't respect the will of people.
Posted by: Laura | Jun 24, 2008 2:15:06 PM
shiloh: you sound just like the type of woman who would vote for hillary! I more class so I will not say anything more.
Posted by: becky | Jun 24, 2008 2:15:43 PM
GREAT LADY.. I WILL SUPPORT HER AGAIN ANYTIME
AT THIS TIME, CONSIDERING THE ECONOMY AND BUSH, OBAMA SHOULD BE LEADING MCCAIN BY 15 POINTS. INSTEAD MCCAIN MAY OVERTAKE HIM SOON.
OBAMA IS WRONG CANDIDATE, WRONG TIME
TJ, THE ABSOLUTE CLINTONITE SAYING DNC BLEW IT
Posted by: TJ | Jun 24, 2008 2:21:44 PM
the sad truth is this;
average american voter = moronically unintelligent and thus pre-doomed to be duped (by the powers that be) into voting for and electing genius level presidents like gw bush ( I and II ; go figure ...) ron reagan and now to top it all off... barack obama!!!
Posted by: bah | Jun 24, 2008 2:21:55 PM
i am a woman who did not support hillary and im glad she did not win look at the example she set for woman making us look like sore losers having fits when we dont get our way she really did not set good examples for us woman not to mention shes horrible with money just think if she were president the debt we would be in
Posted by: angie | Jun 24, 2008 2:23:14 PM
This presidential primary was the best thing that happened to Hillary Clinton. She started off as one of the most hated women in American politics and ended being revered.
When you have a choice between one of the most hated white woman and a black person, the white woman wins hands-down.
This is crazy. All of a sudden the Clintons are honorable. Gimme a break!
Posted by: jack | Jun 24, 2008 2:25:52 PM
Hillary did not enthusiastically appealed to Women only, but also to many minorities, specially Latino men and women. I strongly believe we have not seen the last of Mrs Clinton. On the subject of Obama, the flip flopper, arrogant and concescending, inexperienced president wannabe, i will never vote for him, and i am making sure anyone i know doesn't make the mistake of voting for him either.
Posted by: Persio | Jun 24, 2008 2:27:20 PM
Becky- you are a disgrace to women. You bought into the line that Obama is the uniter, and the author of change in DC, when in reality he is a pol....straight out of Chicago at that. He will call you sweetie while he pats you on the ass as you fetch him his drink. That's progress!! He is the slime in this scenario, and before you jump there, no, I am not a republican or a McCain supporter. I am a 40 something gay woman who is fed up with this misogynistic empty suit.
Posted by: D | Jun 24, 2008 2:30:15 PM
get lost Pelosi.
Posted by: geevill | Jun 24, 2008 2:34:33 PM
Only a strong woman can represent me, not one who does not have her own mind. She may be a hard-worker and intelligent, but she is a follower. She did not even make the decision to run on her own, and once she did, she allowed everyone else to tell her what to do. That is why she never had a steady slogan.
No thank you, maam. I can wait a little longer for the right woman.
Posted by: AllFemale | Jun 24, 2008 2:36:27 PM
With all that plastic surgery, I wasn't sure Pelosi was a woman.
Posted by: Aston | Jun 24, 2008 2:41:24 PM
hillary will never get my vote and alot others in 2012 and you can all take that to the bank remember hill fans obama has alot of supporters too!!!
Posted by: angie | Jun 24, 2008 2:41:26 PM
I think Pelosi has nerve to try to blame sexism for Hillary's situation. She was out there hand wringing and screeching about her getting out of the race before all the votes were cast right along with Howard Dean and other DNC officials. I hope she gets what is coming to her for her involvement in the DNC hijacking the process. I blame her for the low poll numbers for the Congress as well. She has not accomplished anything for the people since she has been running the show up there in the House. She is a solid gold hypocrite. Well she got her man and she can have him.
Posted by: L DeVane | Jun 24, 2008 2:42:47 PM
Rational and informed voters know that Senator Clinton was the better candidate but the media, DNC, Democratic VIPs and big money selected Obama, the lessor of the two. He has a very questionable background with his long known assoiciates and has done very little politically to help anyone except himself. He is dud--not presidential.
Posted by: Mary | Jun 24, 2008 2:42:56 PM
I agree...we can all say what we want, that is very obvious from these blogs. As far as liar....have you read anything about Obama? I mean, you will have to leave ABC, CNN, et al to find any real truth, but it's out there. Read about his early days in Chicago. I don't think poeple realize who is about to become POTUS, and that's the really scary thing! He's dangerous in his rhetoric, and it's being bought hook, line and sinker. I guess we will all see things clearly around Sept/Oct when the stuff comes piling out of his closets.... we don't know him yet, but we will then.
Posted by: D | Jun 24, 2008 2:44:06 PM
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