House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., pauses as lawmakers stand and applaud as she speaks on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2022. Credit – Carolyn Kaster—AP
Ever since the election, Nancy Pelosi says, congressional Democrats have been begging her to remain as their leader. Of course, she knew what they were really doing: currying favor, just in case.
“Our members were just exploding my phone to stay,” she says, “which is a nice thing, because if I don’t stay, then they’ve gotten the points for saying ’stay,’ and if I do—“ she trailed off, laughing. No matter what she decided, they knew it would be in their interest to be on her good side going forward. FOR MORE
