{"id":2321467,"date":"2024-08-08T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-has-never-been-that-impressed-with-bidens-political-operation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:26:09","slug":"pelosi-has-never-been-that-impressed-with-bidens-political-operation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-has-never-been-that-impressed-with-bidens-political-operation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi has \u2018never been that impressed\u2019 with Biden\u2019s political operation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-has-never-been-that-impressed-with-bidens-political-operation-washington-examiner%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=2321467&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--><p>Former House \u200bSpeaker Nancy Pelosi expressed her doubts about President\u2062 Joe Biden&#8217;s political capabilities amidst his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admits-his-signature-inflation-reduction-act-isnt-about-inflation\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Inflation Reduction Act: Not Actually About Inflation.\">challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a><\/a>. In a recent interview with the *New\u200b Yorker*, she stated she was &#8220;never that impressed&#8221; with Biden&#8217;s political operation and voiced concerns over his ability to run a successful campaign. Although there were rumors that she encouraged Biden to step\u200d aside for the 2024 presidential race,\u200b Pelosi did not confirm this \u200dbut acknowledged having concerns about \u200bthe campaign&#8217;s viability. After Biden announced \u2064his withdrawal from\u2064 the race on\u200c July 21, he endorsed Vice \u2063President Kamala Harris as his successor, and\u2063 Pelosi quickly followed suit. Throughout\u2063 her comments, Pelosi maintained that she did\u200c not actively rally support \u200bagainst Biden but did\u2063 not completely dismiss direct conversations \u200dwith \u200dhim regarding\u200b his campaign state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pelosi has &lsquo;never been that impressed&rsquo; with Biden&rsquo;s political operation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1726392\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) had a less-than-complimentary assessment of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s political acumen as the Democratic Party moves on from his struggling reelection bid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi was widely rumored to have encouraged Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Although the California Democrat has demurred over whether she directly talked to Biden about stepping aside, Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/XL9LVVAk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>New Yorker <\/em>she did have concerns that the Democratic president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have what it took to run a winning campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On a new episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYorkerRadio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYorkerRadio<\/a>, Nancy Pelosi speaks to David Remnick about her influence on Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to drop out of the Presidential race, admitting that she had &ldquo;never been that impressed with his political operation.&rdquo; Listen here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XUld3rAgig\">https:\/\/t.co\/XUld3rAgig<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VW3zv2WSps\">pic.twitter.com\/VW3zv2WSps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The New Yorker (@NewYorker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorker\/status\/1821630968144294048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never been that impressed with his political operation,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/nancy-pelosis-art-of-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> during an episode of the <em>New Yorker Radio Hour<\/em> released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They won the White House. Bravo,&rdquo; Pelosi said. &ldquo;But my concern was: <em>This<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-christian-voter-outreach-beat-democrats-election-machine\/\" title=\"Can Christian Voter Outreach Beat Democrats&#039; Election Machine?\">ain&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t happening.&rdquo; The former House speaker emphasized the word as she referenced Biden&rsquo;s reelection campaign, which many Democrats warned was destined for failure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really wanted him to make a decision for a better campaign because they were not facing the fact of what was happening,&rdquo; Pelosi reflected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After Biden withdrew his bid for a second term in the White House on July 21, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement, and Pelosi followed suit the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker emerita continued to insist she didn&rsquo;t systematically gather Democratic support against the president while refusing to rule out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-refutes-biden-admin-s-claims-of-direct-talks-on-release-of-hostages\/\" title=\"Iran refutes Biden admin.\u2019s claims of direct talks on release of hostages\">direct communication<\/a> with Biden over the state of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;I never called one person,&rdquo; she claimed, adding that &ldquo;any conversation I had, it was just going to be with him.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol as Vice President Kamala Harris and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) watch, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb\/Pool via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pelosi&rsquo;s comments came after she refused to tell reporters on Wednesday if she had directly told Biden he needed to drop out.&nbsp;&ldquo;I won&rsquo;t answer that question,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3114804\/pelosi-punts-responsibility-role-biden-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The California Democrat also confirmed that she has yet to speak to Biden since he withdrew from the presidential race nearly three weeks ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; she admitted when questioned if she thought Biden was angry at her. &ldquo;I lose sleep on it,&rdquo; Pelosi added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi&rsquo;s observations to the <em>New Yorker <\/em>echoed remarks she made to CNN on Monday. &ldquo;You&rsquo;d have to ask him,&rdquo; the former House speaker deflected after CNN host Dana Bash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3111652\/pelosi-relationship-biden-reelection-fallout-ask-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>asked<\/a> Pelosi &ldquo;if everything was OK&rdquo; with her relationship with Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1726392\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1726392\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed a critical view of President Joe Biden&#8217;s political skills as the Democratic Party shifts focus from his challenging reelection campaign. There were widespread speculations that Pelosi urged Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. While she has not confirmed whether she directly advised him to step aside, Pelosi shared her concerns with the New Yorker, indicating that she felt Biden lacked the necessary qualities for a successful campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of #NewYorkerRadio, Pelosi discussed her influence on Biden&#8217;s decision to exit the presidential race and admitted, &#8220;I\u2019ve never been that impressed with his political operation.&#8221; She acknowledged their victory in securing the White House but expressed skepticism about his reelection efforts: &#8220;This ain\u2019t happening,&#8221; emphasizing her belief that many Democrats viewed his campaign as likely to fail.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi hoped for a more strategic approach from Biden\u2019s team, stating they were not acknowledging the reality of their situation. After Biden announced he would not seek a second term on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor\u2014an endorsement echoed by Pelosi shortly after\u2014she maintained that she did not actively rally Democratic support against him but did not dismiss having had direct conversations with him regarding his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she had told Biden he should drop out, Pelosi declined to answer directly and noted that she has yet to speak with him since he withdrew nearly three weeks ago. She expressed uncertainty about whether he might be upset with her over this situation: &#8220;I lose sleep on it,&#8221; she admitted. Her comments mirrored those made during an interview with CNN earlier in the week when asked about her relationship with Biden; she suggested viewers should ask him instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2321468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pelosi-and-Harris.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3928,37590,32076],"class_list":["post-2321467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-pelosi","tag-political-operation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pelosi-and-Harris.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321467","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2321467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2321467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2321468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2321467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2321467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2321467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}