Will Nancy Pelosi buckle under the Clinton's pressure tactics?

On Wednesday a group of Mrs. Clinton's top donors sent a letter to the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, warning her in language that they no doubt thought subtle but that reflected a kind of incompetent menace, that her statements on the presidential campaign may result in less money for Democratic candidates for the House.





Ms. Pelosi had said that in her view the superdelegates should support the presidential candidate who wins the most pledged delegates in state contests. The letter urged her to "clarify" her position, which is "clearly untenable" and "runs counter" to the superdelegates' right to make "an informed, individual decision" about "who would be the party's strongest nominee."





The signers, noting their past and huge financial support, suggested that Ms. Pelosi "reflect" on her comments and amend them to reflect "a more open view."





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Will Nancy Pelosi buckle under the Clinton's pressure tactics?
Pelosi doesn't have the right to tell people how to vote. she is sticking her nose where it does not belong. she thinks she has great power over people now and was taken down a peg. she needs to clean her own house of corruption before setting herself up as a role model to anyone. she is too puffed up on her imagined power to dictate to people. she is a failure as a speaker of the house, she should be impeached for breaking all her promises to get elected.
Reply:I don't think Pelosi will be moved. Obviously Pelosi knew the Clintons would try to pull this. I'm sure she has her own allies.
Reply:Pelosi does need to clarify however.....it appeared in her statement that she supports Obama and that is not fair to Hillary
Reply:Ms. Pelosi wants for one to be the only woman in power in Washington, second she should not voice opionions that are so clearly biased but then she has promised to do so much and done so little I would be afraid to open my mouth if i was her George has pretty much made her and Reid his lap dogs anyhow
Reply:Maybe Pelosi should remain quiet and unbiased.


She should not be using her position to voice her preference.


Maybe this will remind her that she is not the only influential voice.


That's politics.
Reply:Clinton and her supporters cannot buy the nomination. This is a democracy and Nancy Pelosi won't be bullied into doing whatever the Clintons want her to do. This is the same dirty tactics the Clintons are known for. It's no wonder Hillary's approval ratings this week plummeted.
Reply:its just another clinton threat





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tommorrow we will hear the sun will be blotted out from the sky if she doesnt become the nominee
Reply:I hope she doesn't. The Clintons are old news. They are going to be out of the game after this election, so she should choose the winner -- Obama. Clinton's backers are trying to save their failing investment in her. However, they should know all investments are risky to a certain extent.
Reply:She will under her own caculation for her future. Like Richardson did for 30 penny.
Reply:Why didn't the Clinton campaign get superdelegates to sign on to that letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi rather than donors? Doesn't this letter coming only from major donors make it look like a threat or a shakedown? Wouldn't this letter coming from fellow superdelegates have had more impact? One Dem operative who doesn't have a horse in this fight reminds us: "Members of Congress -- who are superdelegates -- make up the DCCC. Threatening the DCCC is essentially threatening the very superdelegates HRC's trying to court. The HRC donor letter will just push undeclared superdelegates in Congress leaning toward Obama to endorse him sooner. It also reinforces the notion that the Clintons will destroy the party to win the WH. I just don't get it."
Reply:The underlying message is that Pelosi and the Superdelegates need to keep the voting open for Hillary if they want their own re-election campaigns funded.
Reply:The understanding that I always had on the super delegates is that they have free access to the candidates and can support who they think would be the BEST candidate.





Why have the rules changed so much in this primary? Why is Obama adamantly opposed to Michigan and Florida revoting. This debacle in Michigan and Florida is the fault of the RNC moving their primaries....the DNC should have said...OK...Florida and Michigan, rather than pay for two different primaries....this makes sense, go ahead and vote. What was the big deal? The DNC should have been more flexible.





There is a pattern here that all of this is favoring Obama, changing the rules on the super delegates and not allowing Michigan and Florida to vote....does Obama HONESTLY think anyone in those states will support him? AND people in other state may perceive this to be just like Bush and not support Obama. I think by Obama showing just how deceptive he is and will be as President...he will lose a LOT of support. He still needs the support of the voters in the General Election....he acts like he has won. Not good PR for Obama!





I tend to agree with the "Clinton 10 supporters" fair is fair. Michigan and Florida SHOULD vote....and Pelosi needs to keep her comments to herself. The most important thing is that all people be heard.





I think Pelosi has her own issues to worry about...she has quite a few skeletons in her own closet! So she needs to take care of her own dirt and stay out of this!!



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