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Originally Posted by SteveZ
Ms. Pelosi is the epitome of the political careerist - over two decades in office, 2 years at a time. She is apparently very popular in her home district, meaning she brings home the bacon and has media control. No matter how this moment regarding her knowledge (or lack thereof) of what happened during a very key committee assignment ends, she's still likely to be re-elected in 2010.
Unless her district wants her out, she will continue to spend more time in DC than CA.
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But her role as Speaker could be in danger. I guess she's got a lock on the seat until Jan 2011 unless she resigned (VERY DOUBTFUL), but I would expect some definite competition for her and some of her primary lieutenants at that time. I really don't see the media and/or her fellow Democrats demanding her resignation before then. But it is possible that as she is made to look more and more the fool, that she will lose some of her iron-fisted control of the Democrat caucus.
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