{"id":2343694,"date":"2024-09-20T01:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-claimed-kamala-harris-won-open-primary-to-be-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T01:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T05:24:18","slug":"nancy-pelosi-claimed-kamala-harris-won-open-primary-to-be-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-claimed-kamala-harris-won-open-primary-to-be-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi claimed Kamala Harris won \u2018open primary\u2019 to be Democratic nominee &#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\">30<\/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%2Fnancy-pelosi-claimed-kamala-harris-won-open-primary-to-be-democratic-nominee-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=2343694&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>Nancy\u200d Pelosi, the Speaker Emerita, expressed her belief that Vice President\u200d Kamala\u2064 Harris won an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-almost-would-prefer-to-have-the-democrat-win-against-republicans-who-voted-to-impeach-him\/\" title=\"Trump Says He \u2018Almost Would Prefer To Have The Democrat Win\u2019 Against Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Him\">open primary<\/a> to become the Democratic nominee \u2063for the 2024 presidential election. During an interview at a \u201cPrincipals Live\u201d event, Pelosi was asked whether her views on an open primary shifted due to the enthusiasm surrounding \u200bHarris. Pelosi assertively replied that she had \u2064not\u200c changed her mind, stating, \u201cWe had an open primary and\u2064 [Kamala Harris] won it. Nobody else got in the race.\u201d This affirmation drew applause from the audience, highlighting Pelosi&#8217;s support for Harris and the potential talent within the \u200cDemocratic party.  <\/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\">Nancy Pelosi claimed Kamala Harris won &lsquo;open primary&rsquo; to be Democratic nominee<\/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_1764893\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaker Emerita Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) believes Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> won an open primary to be the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pelosi made the comments earlier this week during an interview for a &ldquo;Principals Live&rdquo; event <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/06\/2024\/watch-principals-live-nancy-pelosi\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hosted by Semafor&rsquo;s Kadia Goba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You had reportedly said that you wanted sort of an open primary if Joe Biden stepped down. Did you change your mind because you saw all the excitement around Kamala Harris?&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6cT6iilsoZA&amp;t=3201s\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goba asked<\/a>.<\/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\">&#8220;We had an open primary and [Kamala Harris] won it. Nobody else got in the race,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerPelosi<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kadiagoba?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kadiagoba<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2O0JhKBgc\">pic.twitter.com\/y2O0JhKBgc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Semafor (@semafor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/semafor\/status\/1836516099166273928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 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;No, I didn&rsquo;t change my mind,&rdquo; Pelosi replied. &ldquo;We had an open primary and she won it. Nobody else got in the race because she was politically astute and that was the thought.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Goba attempted to comment after Pelosi said Harris won the primary, appearing to say &ldquo;Well..&rdquo; before Pelosi continued. The audience then applauded Pelosi&rsquo;s comment and Goba never continued with what she was trying to say.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s show our talent,&rdquo; Pelosi added. &ldquo;We have a great bench, all these great people in the country, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-ron-desantis-while-other-states-are-locking-people-down-we-are-lifting-them-up\/\" title=\"Governor Ron DeSantis: While Other States Are Locking People Down, We Are Lifting Them Up\">president endorsed<\/a> her, and that&rsquo;s a big deal because Joe Biden is the most consequential president of modern times.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi later repeated the claim that there indeed was an open primary, but no other candidate entered, which is why Harris became the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t that we didn&rsquo;t have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scores-major-win-following-his-third-indictment\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Third Indictment Yields Significant Victory\">open president<\/a>,&rdquo; Pelosi said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just that nobody got in because she had a running start.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden won the Democratic Party presidential primary, receiving 87.09% of the vote with 14,465,519 votes. After a presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, Biden dropped out of the race after intense pressure from Democrat politicians, donors, and celebrities such as George Clooney, who wrote an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/10\/opinion\/joe-biden-democratic-nominee.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">essay<\/a> for the <em>New York Times <\/em>declaring that the Democrats needed a new nominee for president. Biden canceled his reelection bid on July 21 and endorsed Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During a virtual roll call ballot organized by the Democratic National Committee in August, Harris officially became the Democratic nominee without receiving any votes during a primary election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1764893\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1764893\"}});<\/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>Nancy Pelosi asserted that Kamala Harris emerged victorious in an open primary to become the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election. Pelosi shared her views during a recent interview at a &#8220;Principals Live&#8221; event organized by Semafor&#8217;s Kadia Goba. When Goba asked if Pelosi had changed her stance on wanting an open primary if Joe Biden stepped down, given the enthusiasm surrounding Harris, Pelosi responded, &#8220;No, I didn\u2019t change my mind. We had an open primary and she won it. Nobody else entered the race because she was politically savvy and that was the consensus.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Goba attempted to interject after Pelosi&#8217;s statement about Harris winning but did not continue as applause erupted from the audience. Pelosi emphasized, &#8220;Let\u2019s showcase our talent; we have a strong pool of candidates in this country,&#8221; noting that President Biden&#8217;s endorsement of Harris is significant due to his status as one of modern history&#8217;s most impactful presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi reiterated that there was indeed an open primary but no other candidates participated because Harris had already established herself as a frontrunner: \u201cIt wasn\u2019t that we didn\u2019t have an open process; it\u2019s just that nobody entered because she had a head start.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>President Biden previously won the Democratic Party presidential primary with 87.09% of votes before withdrawing from the race under pressure from various party figures and endorsing Harris on July 21. Subsequently, during a virtual roll call ballot by the Democratic National Committee in August, Harris officially became the nominee without any votes cast in a primary election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2343695,"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\/09\/Pelosi-Trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33173,32438,32551,41282],"class_list":["post-2343694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-nominee","tag-kamala-harris","tag-nancy-pelosi","tag-open-primary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pelosi-Trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343694","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}