Will Democrats Ever Stop Punching Themselves In The Face?

Nancy Pelosi wants to assure you that everything is fine in the Democratic party. She is wrong. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

"Nancy Pelosi just gave Republicans another reason for celebration.

The newly elected House minority leader insisted Sunday that Dems aren’t looking for a “new direction” even after the bruising Election Day defeats and a GOP monopoly in Washington.

A defiant — and possibly delusional — Pelosi stood firm about her party’s future when pressed on what she’ll do differently to deal with Democratic discontent.

“I don’t think people want a new direction,” Pelosi told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “Our values unify us and our values are about supporting America’s working families.”

Pelosi was re-elected Democratic leader last week after a surprising challenge from Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, who argued Dems must do more to speak to working-class voters in the Rust Belt and not just coastal liberal elites. Pelosi batted back the threat to her reign with a 134-63 win, and has since downplayed the dire straits for the Democratic Party as cyclical changes.

“Let me just put that in perspective,” Pelosi said. “When President Clinton was elected, Republicans came in big in the next election. When President Bush was president, we came in big in the subsequent election. When President Obama became president, the Republicans came in big in the next election.”

And losing the White House and control of Congress, she says, has a silver lining — because jobless DC Dems will go back to their home states to run for governor and state seats and build up the bench.

“The states receive an infusion of talent,” Pelosi said. “President Obama, going out of office, sadly not having President Clinton come in. But those Democrats will go back, run for governor, run for Congress, state legislatures and the rest, and we will build up the numbers.””*

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