{"id":2369044,"date":"2024-11-14T15:42:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-sets-the-stage-for-2026-reelection-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T15:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T20:43:07","slug":"pelosi-sets-the-stage-for-2026-reelection-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-sets-the-stage-for-2026-reelection-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi sets the stage for 2026 reelection &#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\">20<\/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-sets-the-stage-for-2026-reelection-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=2369044&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>Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from\u2064 California, has filed for \u2064reelection in 2026, signaling her intent to reemerge as a leading\u200b opponent to former President Donald \u2064Trump. At\u2063 84 years old, she recently secured her 20th term in Congress and submitted her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-risk-losing-hold-on-state-senate-as-one-of-their-own-may-have-been-found-in-middle-of-disqualifying-lie\/\" title=\"Democrats Risk Losing Hold on State Senate as One of Their Own May Have Been Found in Middle of Disqualifying Lie\">candidacy paperwork<\/a> to the Federal Election Commission. While her spokesperson hasn&#8217;t \u200cconfirmed her reelection plans, the filing is seen as a strong indication of her ambitions. Reports suggest that Trump\u2019s potential reelection may have influenced \u200cher decision to continue serving. Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-trump-campaign-says-clark-county-registrar-joe-gloria-hiding-from-subpoena-service\/\" title=\"Nevada: Trump Campaign Says Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Hiding From Subpoena Service\">recent election<\/a>, Pelosi proposed that House Democrats \u200cshould <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">adopt strategies reminiscent<\/a> of those used to defend the Affordable Care Act during Trump&#8217;s presidency.\u200d In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>, she implied her determination to remain active in political advocacy, though she did\u2062 not definitively indicate whether this term would be her last.  <\/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 sets stage for 2026 reelection run to return as Trump antagonist<\/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_1881835\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaker Emerita <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) has <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/H8CA05035\/1848724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filed for reelection in 2026<\/a>, setting the stage to once again become a key anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a> force.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The 84-year-old filed a statement of candidacy Thursday with the <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/H8CA05035\/1848724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Election Commission<\/a> after winning a 20th term last week.&nbsp;A spokesperson for Pelosi declined to say whether she is running for reelection, but the paperwork is an early indication of her intentions ahead of the next election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s reelection could have had a role in persuading her to stay in office, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/nancy-pelosi-trump-congress-19897835.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reporting<\/a> from the <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>. On a House Democratic Caucus call following the election, Pelosi suggested Democrats replicate the work of a group created during the last Trump administration that focused on defending the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n<p>In a <em>New York Times <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/09\/magazine\/nancy-pelosi-interview-takeaways.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> after the election, Pelosi did not answer directly whether this term would be her last but indicated that she intends to continue to be a fighting force.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not here to talk about that,&rdquo; Pelosi told the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to fight the fight so that we win in the next election. I must have thought I had the last term over and over again, but as fate would have it, the mission called.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-this-house-gop-majority-nothing-comes-easy\/\" title=\"House GOP majority faces constant challenges\">-time speaker<\/a> was one of President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s major antagonists when she served as speaker during his first term. When Trump takes office once again, it will mark the first time she is not a member of leadership during a Republican administration since George W. Bush&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco mother of five is seen as the main figure who helped end President Joe Biden&rsquo;s reelection bid, although she has denied playing a significant role.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi, who stepped aside as the House Democratic leader in 2022 to allow a new generation of leaders in the caucus to rise, appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3135826\/pelosi-congress-pinnacle-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at the peak of her power<\/a> and has been known to be a masterful playmaker behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1881835\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1881835\"}});<\/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>Pelosi prepares for 2026 reelection as anti-Trump leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2369045,"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\/11\/Pelsoi-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45019,4045,3928,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2369044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2026-reelection","tag-california","tag-pelosi","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pelsoi-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369044","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369048,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369044\/revisions\/2369048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}