Nancy Pelosi's Democratic survival guide

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Democratic kingmaker Nancy Pelosi has come to be pegged as the chief force behind President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from his reelection campaign — a claim that she refuses to dignify much. While Pelosi no longer wields the Speaker’s gavel, its absence hasn’t done much to stifle her power within the party. She’s not only the first female Speaker of the House, but also one of the most talented political tacticians of her generation. POLITICO’s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin sat down with the Speaker Emerita at the CNN-POLITICO Grill on the last day of the Democratic National Convention. JMart and Pelosi covered what state Pelosi believes to be key to retaking the House; how a President Kamala Harris would need to govern; that time when party transcended heritage in her snub of a New York Republican; her relationship with successor Hakeem Jeffries and what she really thinks of that DIY pin of her image that floated around the convention.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone it's Ryan Liza. I'm coming to you from the CNN political grill in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention
0:06.7	and we have something a little different for you today. Nancy Pelosi has come to be seen as the Democratic Kingmaker and the chief force behind
0:17.4	President Joe Biden's decision to step down from his re-election campaign, though it's a claim
0:22.0	that she refuses to dignified.
0:24.8	Political Columnist and Politics Bureau Chief Jonathan Martin sat down with the Speaker
0:29.2	Emerita yesterday at the CNN Political Grill on the last day of the Democratic National Convention.
0:35.0	By the way, if you missed any of the grill interviews, you can get caught up with all of our coverage
0:39.4	at politico.com.
0:41.9	While Pelosi no longer wields the Speaker's gavel, its absence hasn't done much to stifle
0:46.6	her power within the Democratic Party. She's not only the first female Speaker of the House,
0:51.1	but also one of the most talented political
0:53.0	tacticians of her generation. J Mart and Pelosi covered a lot in this
0:57.8	conversation including what state Pelosi believes to be the key to
1:02.0	retaking the House,
1:03.7	how a President Kamla Harris would need to govern.
1:07.0	That time when party transcended heritage
1:09.4	in her snub of a New York Republican.
1:12.0	Her relationship with successor hakeen Jeffries and
1:14.7	what she really thinks of that do-it-yourself pin of her image that floated around
1:20.3	the convention.
1:22.3	Well Madam Speaker, thanks so much for joining us here today and thanks to all of you for
1:28.4	being in the room and those watching online.
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