2. The most charitably explanation, offered by @ThePlumLineGS in characteristically thoughtful column, is that she's trying to preserve the 43 seats gained in 2018, which lean Republican (by +2) while the rest of the seat lean Democratic (by +16)
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3. By prioritizing those 43 seats that lean Republican, Pelosi is steering the party far to the right of where the average Democratic voter is.
@ThePlumLineGS has more here:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/whats-behind-tensions-between-moderates-progressives-numbers-partly/?utm_term=.265643528199 …Show this thread -
4. The less charitable explanation, argued by
@zachdcarter, is that the old New York machine, still smarting from AOC's win, is seeking payback & also trying, in the words of Mel Brooks, to preserve their phoney-baloney jobs. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/nancy-pelosi-has-lost-control_n_5d2cb605e4b032ea741220ad …Show this thread -
5. Another way to look at this is Pelosi is using the old triangulation model: situating herself as the vital center in opposition to the extreme right (Trump) and the supposedly extreme left (the Squad0.
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6. Leaving aside whatever ideological objections one might have to triangulation, the problem is Pelosi is pursuing triangulation in an age of polarization. Trump isn't afraid to rile up his side & push extreme policies while triangulation waters down opposition
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7. In an age of polarization, triangulation is really self-strangulation. I pursue the argument here: https://www.thenation.com/article/pelosi-trump-squad-moderate/ …
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2. See #1
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For one thing, tried to avoid having a failing impeachment vote that the other side can crow about.
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(They crow about everything anyway) This argument would prevent literally doing anything.
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