She well knows that such a candidate will cost her party votes in places she needs…
There are two candidates that fit that description in the top tier for the nomination…
There are two who don’t….
One of the don’t is leading early in the polling….
The other two that don’t are what the media hungers for…
So far?
Progressive Democrats do NOT capture the nomination so far….
Moderates DO….
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) issued a stern warning to the 2020 Democratic primary field that progressive policies that might fire up the party’s liberal wing could prove damaging in the general election.
Pelosi said proposals such as “Medicare for All” and a wealth tax that have been touted by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) could appeal to progressive pockets but fail to land in key swing states.
“What works in San Francisco does not necessarily work in Michigan,” Pelosi said in an interview with Bloomberg News published Saturday. “What works in Michigan works in San Francisco — talking about workers’ rights and sharing prosperity.”
“Remember November,” she added. “You must win the Electoral College.”
While the California Democrat declined to endorse any candidate in the primary race, she unloaded on progressive policies, saying they fail to make inroads with swing voters who backed President Trump in 2016.
“As a left-wing San Francisco liberal I can say to these people: What are you thinking?” Pelosi said. “You can ask the left — they’re unhappy with me for not being a socialist.”
The speaker specifically singled out Medicare for All as an example of a policy that may be beyond the pale for moderate voters the party will need to win back next year.
“Protect the Affordable Care Act — I think that’s the path to health care for all Americans. Medicare For All has its complications,” Pelosi said, adding that “the Affordable Care Act is a better benefit than Medicare.”
The comments come as Warren and Sanders remain in the top tier of the primary field, with the Massachusetts Democrat in particular laying claim to the title of front-runner in a series of national and early state polls.
The two progressives have fiercely defended their policies as bold proposals that are needed to shake up the status quo, hinting that their competitors’ policies fail to sufficiently restructure systems they slam as inequitable.
Warren tore into her critics Friday in defense of her Medicare for All plan after some Democrats voiced concerns over its cost….
Note….
Nancy Pelosi and the media do NOT pick the nominee…
Democratic Primary voters do….
image…Salom