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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Nancy Pelosi’s Legacy, and Kevin McCarthy’s Challenges

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

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4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Nancy Pelosi has been one of the most powerful people in Washington for decades. As the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, she shaped and passed monumental pieces of legislation—from Obamacare to the Inflation Reduction Act—often with slim majorities. She learned lessons as part of a powerful Baltimore political family and then went on to navigate sexism in Washington politics and stand up to Donald Trump. The staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos gather for their weekly conversation to discuss the secret to Pelosi’s effectiveness. Plus: what the next two years might hold for Kevin McCarthy as he takes over the role and navigates narrow Republican control.

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No, have you?

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No, but the day is young here.

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I mean, it's not as good anymore. Nobody's on it that you want to be in contact with.

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It's not as a transmission mechanism of news and information, it's so valuable.

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And I think right now that it's embedded in the fabric of so many communities, it's going to be really hard. You can't just

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tell everybody which place you're migrating to. I mean, I use it for watching right-wing

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commentators you're saying. I mean, it's, you know, live action if you want to follow that end

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