Pelosi will stay on as House Minority Leader

[Meeker]

One of the premiere polluters of the 00s in American political progress. Please for the love of Tip O'Neill get the hell out of that position.

What are you talking about? Pelosi was inarguably one of the most effective Speakers of all time in terms of getting her agenda passed.

[Meeker]

Oh, Pelosi's been very effective. Most people just don't like the effects.

Which is why a plurality of Americans voted for House Democrats, lead by Pelosi. Got it.

[Meeker]

To say Pelosi is a drag ignores the millions and millions of dollars she's able to raise each year for the DCCC that someone like Hoyer would be unable to. It's not as simple as looking at her favorability rating and guessing that that harms Democratic candidates at the ballot box.

There's a reason she's been able to stay in power for as long as she has with very little opposition amongst very ambitious people, and it's not because the House D's collectively don't understand that she's a net negative. It's because she's just the opposite.