There Will Never Be an Honest Conversation About Nancy Pelosi as a Political Leader

Published: Dec. 5, 2018, 12:34 p.m.

Nancy Pelosi cleared the first hurdle to regaining her former position as speaker of the House on Wednesday, earning 203 yes votes and 32 noes from her fellow Democrats. To get the gig, she has to turn 15 of those no votes into yeses by January, when the floor vote takes place. It\u2019s been frustrating to watch members of both parties do battle over who Pelosi is, what she\u2019s done, and whether she deserves another term as speaker, because there seems to be little room for nuance.