Pelosi: I Think We Could Take Back the House

‘So many people now see the urgency, want to take responsibility, and want to take the opportunity to run for office’

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REID: "Are Democrats equipped right now in terms of the political state of affairs at the DCCC, et cetera, to take back the house of representatives?"
PELOSI: "Yes, we are."
REID: "You think so."
PELOSI: "Yes, I think we could. But it is not now. And you can only speak to the reality of the time you’re in. But right now we have enormous response in all of the areas that we are working, in terms of mobilization, at the grass roots level, and as you see, a whole other fresh energy coming in. Not just to follow our lead, but to give us their lead and how they would like to participate. That they are the bosses. Secondly, on the messaging to see what really resonates, you know. We have our values, and as I said, some of this is in our DNA. But should it be in our talking points, because it doesn’t have the clarity that some other messaging does. And then third, of course, is the money and that is blowing in. And so we — but none of that — the three Ms, money, mobilization, messacounts, unless you have great candidates. And that’s so exciting, because so many people now see the urgency, want to take responsibility, and want to take the opportunity to run for office, whether they’re veterans or women in legislatures, private sector people, across the board." 

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