{"id":2027861,"date":"2023-09-11T12:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-runs-for-20th-term-insulated-from-concerns-over-age\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T12:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:07:52","slug":"pelosi-runs-for-20th-term-insulated-from-concerns-over-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-runs-for-20th-term-insulated-from-concerns-over-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi seeks 20th term, unfazed by age concerns."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-runs-for-20th-term-insulated-from-concerns-over-age%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Speaker Nancy \u200cPelosi Announces 20th Term \u200dRun<\/h2>\n<p>Exciting news from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi \u200d(D-CA)! On Friday, she declared her intention to run\u200d for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-nancy-pelosi-answers-if-shell-run-for-re-election-in-2024\/\" title=\"Video: Nancy Pelosi's Response to Potential 2024 Re-Election Run\">remarkable 20th\u2062 term<\/a> in the\u2062 House. What&#8217;s even more impressive is that Pelosi, \u200bat\u2062 83 years old, is defying the age-related scrutiny \u2063that has plagued many of her octogenarian colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Comparatively, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is younger than Pelosi, yet he has been publicly grappling with the aftermath of a fall earlier this year. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden&#8217;s age has become a target for conservative mockery and private concerns among Democrats as he seeks a second term at the age \u200bof 82.<\/p>\n<h3>Age and the &#8220;Gerontocracy&#8221; Debate<\/h3>\n<p>Pelosi is not immune to this \u2062scrutiny. Last year, she stepped down from her 20-year reign as the leader of the House Democratic Caucus, yielding to pressure \u200cfor a new generation of leadership. However, her decision to remain in Congress as a rank-and-file member, now holding the honorary title of speaker emerita, has somewhat neutralized concerns about her age. This allows her to continue wielding \u200dpower behind the scenes without the consternation that her age had previously caused.<\/p>\n<p>Unfinished Business and Power Brokering<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi,\u200b who has represented her San Francisco district since winning a \u2062special election \u2064in 1987, stated \u200dthat her decision to \u200crun for another term is driven by a\u2063 sense\u200c of unfinished business. She aims to use her \u200binfluence\u2063 to prevent former President Donald Trump, who was impeached\u200c twice under her watch, \u2062from securing a second term in the White House. Additionally, she has \u2063a \u200dvested interest in \u2062helping\u200b Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), \u200dher successor as the top Democrat in the House, regain\u2064 the\u2064 majority and become speaker\u2014a position Pelosi held twice.<\/p>\n<p>As an informal adviser to Jeffries, Pelosi has tapped into the deep pockets of California&#8217;s donor class, helping\u2062 him raise tens of millions \u200dof dollars \u2062in his \u200dearly months on the job. This unique role allows her to shape the future\u2063 of the caucus without being at the helm herself.<\/p>\n<h3>Managing Her Exit \u2063and Relative Health<\/h3>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s ability to manage her own exit \u2062is partly due to her \u2064relative health. Her San Francisco colleague, Sen. Dianne Feinstein \u2062(D-CA), decided to retire at the end of her term next year amid concerns about her mental decline. Feinstein turned 90 in June, following a nearly three-month absence from the Senate due to a severe case of shingles.<\/p>\n<p>While Republicans have largely supported McConnell, 81, despite two\u200d incidents this summer\u200d where he froze in front of cameras, questions have arisen about\u200b his ability to continue leading the Senate GOP conference.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi faced a brush with mortality last year when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-runs-for-20th-term-insulated-from-concerns-over-age\/\" title=\"Pelosi seeks 20th term, unfazed by age concerns.\">hammer-wielding intruder broke<\/a> into her San\u200b Francisco home. Fortunately, he encountered her husband instead, who is still recovering from a skull fracture and injuries to his hands and right arm. Despite this incident, Pelosi has successfully kept questions about her \u2062fitness to \u200bserve at bay. She remains mentally sharp in interviews and maintains a\u2062 busy schedule.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges to Pelosi&#8217;s Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>While Pelosi&#8217;s\u2064 fitness was not the primary concern within her party, \u2063friction arose due to her tight grip on the \u2064caucus. For nearly two decades, she led House Democrats without facing\u2062 a serious threat. However,\u200d in 2016, a third of her caucus voted for then-Rep. \u200cTim Ryan after Democrats failed to regain the majority they lost in the Tea Party wave of 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s deputies, Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Jim Clyburn (D-SC), had served \u200balongside her for a similar duration, effectively\u2062 blocking any significant change in the leadership ranks. Despite these challenges, Pelosi won reelection as speaker in 2016, but \u200bshe agreed to several concessions, including allowing \u2062members, rather than leadership, to select the leader of the \u200cHouse Democrats&#8217; campaign arm. She won again in\u200b 2018 but faced \u2062opposition\u200b from \u2062over a dozen House Democrats, committing to step down in four years&#8217; time.<\/p>\n<p>While Pelosi fulfilled her promise in \u2063November by coordinating a changing of the guard that saw Hoyer and Clyburn step back, she made\u200b it clear that she would not fade into the background as a\u2063 rank-and-file member. She emphasized that there are \u200dvarious\u200b ways to exert influence, and she\u2064 intends to \u2064maintain her significant impact on the political landscape.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued Influence and Defending Biden<\/h3>\n<p>Pelosi declined committee assignments\u2063 in the new \u200bCongress but remains a formidable force in fundraising \u2064for Democratic candidates and causes. In\u200b May, President Biden appointed her to lead his reelection campaign&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biological-reason-kids-need-their-parents-involved-at-school\/\" title=\"The Biological Reason Kids Need Their Parents Involved At School\">national advisory board<\/a>. She continues to defend \u2064Biden against criticism of his age and has condemned calls for Feinstein to step down as sexist.<\/p>\n<p>The age of the nation&#8217;s leaders has long been a point of contention for those advocating for change. GOP\u200d presidential candidate Nikki Haley, 51, has called for term limits and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-pushes-mental-competency-tests-for-politicians-older-than-75\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley advocates for 'mental competency tests' for politicians over 75.\">mental competency \u200btests<\/a>\u200d for politicians over the age of 75.<\/p>\n<p>With the government so narrowly divided, the age issue has gained even more\u2062 significance. \u200bFeinstein&#8217;s absence from the 51-49 Senate \u200dhas left Democrats with only marginal control and has delayed the confirmation \u200bof their more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/groundhog-day-dems-punt-vote-on-controversial-judicial-nominee-once-again\/\" title=\"Dems delay vote on controversial judge nominee again.\">controversial judicial nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&#8217;s influence extends\u200d to Feinstein, as she has helped quell calls for her retirement. Pelosi&#8217;s daughter has emerged as Feinstein&#8217;s caretaker on Capitol\u2062 Hill, raising speculation about Pelosi&#8217;s\u200b motives. Some believe that keeping Feinstein in her seat \u2062until the\u2062 end of her term is a way to support Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Pelosi&#8217;s preferred candidate to succeed Feinstein.<\/p>\n<p>However, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has \u2063promised to appoint a black woman to Feinstein&#8217;s seat if she steps down early, potentially giving Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Schiff&#8217;s rival in the 2024 election, the\u200d advantage of \u2062incumbency. Newsom clarified that he would \u2064not appoint Lee to the seat.<\/p>\n<h3>Pelosi&#8217;s\u200c Unchallenged Reign in San Francisco<\/h3>\n<p>Pelosi has enjoyed remarkable stability in her San Francisco district throughout her 36-year tenure in \u2062the House. While potential \u2062candidates have been preparing for the eventuality of her retirement,\u2064 none would dare challenge her. \u200cEven Scott Weiner, who represents San Francisco in the state Senate, has been making preparations but would not \u200bchallenge Pelosi. There is even speculation that another of Pelosi&#8217;s daughters, Christine, may consider \u200drunning in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Maviglio, a Democratic strategist in California, acknowledges the difficulty of defeating an\u2062 incumbent in San Francisco, stating that it is virtually impossible.<\/p>\n<p>As Pelosi runs for another term, she remains firmly in control of her own destiny. Insulated from criticism in\u200c Washington and still a\u2063 towering figure in San Francisco politics, any candidate dreaming of\u200c succeeding her will be running in\u2062 place for the next \u2063two years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker and Democrat from California, declared her candidacy for a 20th term in the House. Unlike her elderly peers, she faces minimal age-related concerns. At 83, Pelosi surpasses Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY), who openly grapples with enduring consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2027862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2027861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2027862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}