Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House from California, stated in a podcast interview with Kara Swisher at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival that 30 percent of Republicans are unwilling to support Democratic Party candidates due to their stances on women, race, and LGBTQ issues.
Pelosi argued that these voters will never vote for Democrats, which she believes is contributing to the close 2024 presidential race between former President Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.
“There are people who will never be, shall we say, inclined to support Democrats because of – they just have a different orientation toward women, people of color, LGBTQ, you know, they just are not ever going to be there,” Pelosi told Swisher before continuing: ” So, say that’s about like 30 percent or something like that… of the Republicans.”
“And then you have very, very rich people who do not really want to pay taxes or have any regulation of clean air, clean water, any of that. So you have to deal with that,” the former Democrat Speaker noted regarding campaign fundraising, adding: “Now, it’s not as many very, very rich people, but it’s a lot of money that goes into a campaign.”
During the conversation, Pelosi appeared to imply that Democrats ought to acknowledge, yet ultimately disregard, the concerns of this sizable group of American voters.
She told Swisher, “They have fear of globalization. They saw the factory down the road move overseas. They’re fearful of innovation.”
Directly addressing former President Trump, the 84-year-old Democrat seeking re-election firmly asserted that he is a “charlatan.”
These statements from Pelosi echo previous remarks made by Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election.
She referred to half of Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables,” and highlighted comparable prejudices identified by the former Speaker.
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I thought Nancy wanted to unite us.
Does this sound like a woman that wants the best for ALL Americans?
