Nancy Pelosi's Democratic survival guide
Democratic kingmaker Nancy Pelosi has come to be pegged as the chief force behind President Joe Biden\u2019s decision to step down from his reelection campaign \u2014\xa0a claim that she refuses to dignify much.\xa0\nWhile Pelosi no longer wields the Speaker\u2019s gavel, its absence hasn\u2019t done much to stifle her power within the party. She\u2019s not only the first female Speaker of the House, but also one of the most talented political tacticians of her generation.\xa0\nPOLITICO\u2019s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin sat down with the Speaker Emerita at the CNN-POLITICO Grill on the last day of the Democratic National Convention.\xa0\nJMart and Pelosi covered what state Pelosi believes to be key to retaking the House; how a President Kamala Harris would need to govern; that time when party transcended heritage in her snub of a New York Republican; her relationship with successor Hakeem Jeffries and what she really thinks of that DIY pin of her image that floated around the convention.\nRyan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Jonathan Martin is politics bureau chief for POLITICO.Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives.\xa0Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.\xa0Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices