Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election

Oh for fucks sakes.

No.

No, no, no, no, no!

Is she looking at Feinstein and thinking “well, I don’t need to be propped up yet, so I should still be able to run the country!”

I don’t care on which side of the aisle these oldies sit. They do not represent the will of a people who are largely younger than they are by two decades.

Hi, dem here. WE DONT WANT FUCKING ELDRITCH GODS REPRESENTING US anymore. Term limits. Term limits. Term limits.

She is widely credited with marshalling the passage of former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare legislation, as well as bills to address infrastructure and climate change under incumbent President Joe Biden.

Her big claim to fame...

Getting republicans to vote for a more conservative healthcare plan than what the Republican candidate for president wanted to pass if he had won.

It's fucking disgusting moderates still act like that was the finish line over a decade later and oppose any more improvement to it, while demanding we call them progressive for it.

Although, once you're in your 70s, a decade probably feels like two weeks. Time flies when age related mental decline stops you from noticing the passage of time.

I respect older people, but at this age you really have no business being in high levels of government. Go retire and enjoy your life. If you want to, be an advisor to more junior members of congress. This wraithing is absurd.

I'm in her district. This has given me a possibly-crazy idea. What if I registered to run against her? Hear me out.

I don't think that I could win. She's been in the game for so long, I have no illusions. But, registering and announcing a campaign to challenge her might result in some national publication contacting me for a quote. I might be able to get a line in said publication and get people talking about it.

"Nancy Pelosi should get out of the way of younger generations and let those who came after her have a seat at the table."

I'd appreciate feedback on the value of doing something like this. Also, the likelihood that it would have the desired outcome. Also, thoughts on how this might be done.

I've been kicking this idea around since this morning when I first saw this. I'm increasingly thinking that it sounds like a good idea. Thoughts?

We need to put an age limit on political offices

Can we not be ruled by geriatrics anymore?

I’m angry at her, but more angry at the voters that reelect her. Get new blood into these positions.

Fuck this horrible bitch. She fucking enriches herself via a marriage of her position and decision making with the stock market.

Fucking disgusting, no fucking politician that votes on policy should be allowed to trade stocks.

GET THE FUCK OUT AND STAY OUT YOU GERIATRIC FUCKING CORRUPT TRAITOR

Stocks aren't going to inside trade themselves! Get out of the way you old cunt. Hopefully someone primaries her and the people in SF vote her out. Still worse to have a Republican in the seat but jfc this is infuriating.

The fucked up thing is that people are still gonna vote for her. No one cares about corruption or acrually having good political leaders, they just need their team to win like it's some kind of stupid sport.

There really needs to be age limits on government positions.

TOO OLD

another canidate question what has your past politics done for me locally? even nationally? if the answer is unsure or maybe some tv propaganda answer that was fed to you then why do they deserve votes

She's not the worst, but as I was reading, I thought she was dead until I made it to "seeks re-election"...

We need to shut down this senior center. I'm tired of this. Let's get some fresh ideas in this place.

Whatever happened to “just fuck off to your third home in the Hamptons and become a philanthropist” retirement path for these people?

She and her family rich af. Just pass the torch and support some other upstart. Fucking power hungry assholes.

HEY REPUBLICANS:

I'm as left leaning as they come and this old bitch should retire. This is one of the many many many differences between us. All you care about is winning, like this is some type of fucking football game, and I care about is what's best for our country.

Ugh get these dinosaurs out of office. I do not feel represented by someone who is a millionaire and over twice my age, they have no understanding of what my life is like or what I need.

muther fucker, get these old farts outta here.

We seriously need age limits for elected officials, it's absolutely absurd to have an octogenarian in a position of authority like that.

While we're at it, term limits for congress would be nice - 19 terms is absolutely ridiculous.

Didn't Ruth teach these geriatric roadblocks anything?!?

maybe US voters who should take more than colors and letters into consideration such as job resume over the years, what are they financially invested in, past examples of experience, et cetera

No.

Boomers, agnostic of any party affiliation, have brain worms.

Someone fucking primary her ass

Holy crap when I saw the headline at first I thought it was an obit

If she pulls a McConnell I’m claiming copyright on “Nance in a Trance.”

Oh fuck off with the dinosaurs

Wonder how her husbands portfolio has been doing since she left.

Any significant gains? Does he really have that midas touch without her fortunate position.

Trump is only 5 years younger, convicted of rape, facing 91 criminal felony charges and is running for re-election.

We need age limits for politicians. I’d be more than fine with that being 60. But this skeleton is 83; she will be 88 by the time her term is done if she wins again. Nobody near 90 should decide the future of the younger generations

Well, if you want her to stop being in Congress, you know what to do in the primaries.

This is kinda the national form of the village elder.

Democrats and republicans are just looking out for different rich people.

If we ever want this nation to improve, we need to focus on independents. Party lines need to die.

Boy I was really hoping that headline had a different ending.

There should be age limits in politics. Such as retirement age minus minimum voting age. It would be 67-18 in the US. Make it so you can’t run again after you exceeded the limit.

Not American, but would vote Democrat.

What an absolute embarrassment. This is how to fumble your lead with young voters.

As a Dem, let me just say, please god no. We need younger people in Congress. It’s time to let go Nancy. I hope she gets primaried. Take Feinstein and Mcconnel with you on your way out.

Skeksis need to retire, not collapse into dust while holding on to the royal scepter.

"We are gathered here today to honor the memory of Nancy Pelosi, who-"
"Wait, no! I'm still running for Senate in 2032! I just switched to the Zombie Party!"
"...I told you guys this should have been a closed casket funeral."

Both sides are the same
Age

People need to ask why incumbents almost always win even if there are so many valid reasons for them to move on. The answer is pretty simple. $$$

Can both the right and left agree to start electing people in their 40s or 50s for a change?

Yeah, fuck these old, out of touch assholes who keep clinging to power and refuse to let the next generation come in.

Glad I stopped donating to the assholes a decade ago but fuck them all.

Primary her.

If the money and perks are good, why not??

Usually these style titles are for deaths, and I got excited for a moment

US politics really romanticizing elderly abuse.

Not feeling great about this.

I'm a progressive. I usually vote Democrat, because the Republicans are horrible. Pelosi represents everything I despise about the Democratic party establishment: serving the corporate billionaires, and blocking anything that helps working people. Sure there are many Democrats who I support, but Pelosi is NOT one of them!

DINOs out

Thatll be 6000 Billion dollars to Israel, +tips of course.

I'm in her district. Had I not lived such a debauched life in my youth (think attack ads), I'd fucking run against her. Then again, it was just drugs and a dui…

I've often said that if not for my past, I'd feel obligated to run for office to improve the world, even though I'd hate being a politician. Shit, now I'm considering it.

She probably doesn't want to hang around the house and watch underwear hammer fights.

Look... Pelosi has shown no sign of losing a step (for better or for worse...) and is one of the few politicians that I believe would know if they are "up to it" or not. And she has a LOT of institutional knowledge.

But also? The Feinstein and mcconnel optics are already HORRIBLE. And she has already groomed Hakeem Jeffries who, hard-on for israel aside, is pretty awesome. Pelosi's seat is not at risk of being lost to republicans and she would be a lot better suited toward helping and mentoring people as an adviser, rather than being an active politician.

COOL

Oh for fucks sake!

Great

"first orders of business if reelected: Hand rails in all the bathrooms, apple sauce in every fridge, and a constant stock of adult diapers"

Ugh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozmjcrcP3w

what a cunt. do us all a favor and die already.

American Dissident and unable to vote here WHY THE F##K DO Y'ALL PEOPLE KEEP VOTING THESE F##KS BACK IN ? IS IT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO B###H ABOUT LATER ONLINE? talking to y'all will definitly vote biden this fall because his name does not start with T sounds like Pakleds voting

Why was it necessary to include her age in this headline?

Die you fucking ugly zombie looking son of a bitch. Hope all your folks die from painful cancer

Nancy Pelosi is awesome. Best politician on the planet and the fascist GOP are terrified of her.

We do legitimately have a gerontocracy problem and this doesn't help, but at the same time as long as she's capable of doing the job I can't in good conscience object either. The beauty of our system of government is anyone can run. You don't like her, run against her or STFU and quit screaming at the clouds.