Katie Frates: Republicans Want Pelosi as Speaker Because She Understands the Way Forward Is Not Impeachment

Jenkins Good morning the ░░░░░░░░ legislator Nancy Pelosi appears ░░░░░░░░ be succeeding against some ░░░░░░░░ the never Nancy Democrats ░░░░░░░░ say she is offering ░░░░░░░░ to those who back ░░░░░░░░ What exactly is she ░░░░░░░░ and should the country ░░░░░░░░ concerned Katie Frakes managing ░░░░░░░░ at Olympic Media joins ░░░░░░░░ now Katie good morning ░░░░░░░░ you had a great ░░░░░░░░ FRATES Good morning you ░░░░░░░░ well Jenkins Let s ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi What is behind ░░░░░░░░ now we hear the ░░░░░░░░ power of Pelosi You ░░░░░░░░ got there were 16 ░░░░░░░░ her Higgins the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ pulling out Now there ░░░░░░░░ only 15 What is ░░░░░░░░ about her that she ░░░░░░░░ this power of persuasion ░░░░░░░░ She has certainly got ░░░░░░░░ think we can say ░░░░░░░░ and spice and everything ░░░░░░░░ She is definitely wooing ░░░░░░░░ members One of the ░░░░░░░░ Griff is that as ░░░░░░░░ that position has actually ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ it used to have ░░░░░░░░ you had earmark reforms ░░░░░░░░ can t necessarily say ░░░░░░░░ will give you money ░░░░░░░░ X if you vote ░░░░░░░░ me Now she gives ░░░░░░░░ chairmanships She is creating ░░░░░░░░ positions to make people ░░░░░░░░ important And she is ░░░░░░░░ to do that to ░░░░░░░░ content with this influx ░░░░░░░░ of democratic representatives that ░░░░░░░░ far more left than ░░░░░░░░ is And I think ░░░░░░░░ is eventually going to ░░░░░░░░ back to bite her ░░░░░░░░ only promise so much ░░░░░░░░ eventually having to pay ░░░░░░░░ on those promises Jenkins ░░░░░░░░ we just had up ░░░░░░░░ the wall there the ░░░░░░░░ 15 that are left ░░░░░░░░ that were willing to ░░░░░░░░ her But also you ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Marcia Fudge who ░░░░░░░░ I will challenge her ░░░░░░░░ need a new voice ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ 3 million people from ░░░░░░░░ Hoyer to Clyburn there ░░░░░░░░ 78 79 78 Why ░░░░░░░░ t there a call ░░░░░░░░ these 15 that are ░░░░░░░░ bravely remaining perhaps more ░░░░░░░░ come forward we will ░░░░░░░░ out Why isn t ░░░░░░░░ is a call for ░░░░░░░░ leadership in an old ░░░░░░░░ Party FRATES Well I ░░░░░░░░ there is a call ░░░░░░░░ no one so far ░░░░░░░░ been willing to stand ░░░░░░░░ and challenge Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ you said you have ░░░░░░░░ 15 or 10 people ░░░░░░░░ go higher or may ░░░░░░░░ lower who want to ░░░░░░░░ change But they don ░░░░░░░░ actually have that person ░░░░░░░░ is going to carry ░░░░░░░░ banner for them to ░░░░░░░░ and directly challenge Nancy ░░░░░░░░ And she does she ░░░░░░░░ a lot of experience ░░░░░░░░ this game She has ░░░░░░░░ doing this for a ░░░░░░░░ time I think perhaps ░░░░░░░░ of these people weren ░░░░░░░░ expecting the all honey ░░░░░░░░ approach from her and ░░░░░░░░ perhaps caught off guard ░░░░░░░░ again you can t ░░░░░░░░ to challenge someone without ░░░░░░░░ challenger Jenkins What message ░░░░░░░░ does it send to ░░░░░░░░ Democrat voters who went ░░░░░░░░ and elected Alexandria Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ here in New York ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere What does it ░░░░░░░░ if Nancy Pelosi becomes ░░░░░░░░ again speaker FRATES Well ░░░░░░░░ think it says to ░░░░░░░░ of course that while ░░░░░░░░ may be ready for ░░░░░░░░ Washington and the people ░░░░░░░░ just put in power ░░░░░░░░ are not ready for ░░░░░░░░ And I imagine that ░░░░░░░░ must be very frustrating ░░░░░░░░ them But I think ░░░░░░░░ you possibly at least ░░░░░░░░ Republicans you do want ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi as speaker because ░░░░░░░░ least she understands that ░░░░░░░░ way forward is not ░░░░░░░░ and impeachments and peril ░░░░░░░░ understands that there is ░░░░░░░░ fine line you have ░░░░░░░░ walk Jenkins Good point ░░░░░░░░ Frates Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us We haven t ░░░░░░░░ any impeachment talk out ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi We will ░░░░░░░░ out what happens Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much.”