Democrat did not learn from 2016, declare victory days before midterms
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/31/pelosi-house-2018-dems-win-949770
Nancy Pelosi is declaring victory in the battle for the House.
In public and private, the House minority leader — who wants to make history herself by retaking the speaker’s gavel she lost eight years ago — has said Democrats will pick up more
than enough seats to win back the House and end the Republicans’ lock on Congress.
Appearing on “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that “up until today, I would've said, 'If the election were held today, we would win.”
"What now I'm saying is, 'We will win, we will win," Pelosi announced.
Colbert, recalling Democrats' belief that Hillary Clinton would win in 2016, warned Pelosi against overconfidence. But the longtime Democratic leader insisted that her party was primed
to retake the House and perhaps score other victories in Senate and gubernatorial races across the country.
“We're just walking precincts and if everyone votes, we'll have even a bigger victory," Pelosi said. "But Democrats will carry the House. If we have a bigger victory, the Senate,
governorships. It's going to be a great night for America."
Pelosi had the same message during a conference call on Monday with fellow Democrats. Pelosi told Democrats during that call they would pick up at least 23 seats — and possibly
far more — putting them in control of the House, according to several Democratic sources. Pelosi's spiking of the ball — even if her supporters wouldn't call it that — could be risky.
House Republicans have spent millions of dollars this cycle trying to tie Democratic candidates and incumbents to the California Democrat, the same tactic they used successfully in
2010.
"Pelosi is a numbers person. She comes to this conclusion very carefully," said a source familiar with Pelosi's thinking. "There was concern about a large infusion of cash from
Republicans, but we are keeping competitive." And Pelosi isn't the only senior House Democrat leaning hard into the likely outcome on Nov. 6. Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee Chairman Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) repeatedly predicted Democratic victory during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday."
The DCCC has poured money into more than 80 House races and developed a voter turnout model Democrats believe should give them multiple paths to victory. Democratic
candidates — fueled by anti-Trump fervor within the party base — have swamped their Republican counterparts on fundraising, and pro-Democratic super PACs are pouring in tens of
millions more in battleground fights.
Polls also show good news for House Democrats. A Los Angeles Times poll released on Monday showed Democrats holding a 17-point lead in a generic ballot, a huge margin.
Pelosi also promised Colbert on Tuesday that “when we win,” Democrats will lower the temperature on political rhetoric. “You will see evidence of that,” Pelosi said. “When we do win,
when we open the new Congress, we will honor the vows of our founders, e pluribus unum.”
Overconfidence is a serious flaw. No matter how confident you are that you'll win you should never act like it's a certainty until you have. Until then don't get complacent or get cocky over having it in the bag. What an idiot.
Fucking sad
Fucking idiot. All this will do is make more Democrat voters stay at home because "we won anyways" and on the other hand make more Republicans go vote because "we can't let the libs win".
And all these races could come down to hundreds of votes. Almost like Democrats are paid to always lose and be the impotent opposition.
The Dems are so fucking delusional. I had hoped dearly Trump winning would be the kick in the ass needed but nope, still retarded.
Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer...
Oh thank god, guess theres no need for me to vote then since victory is locked in.
Yo democrats need to remove all these dumbasses running for elections and have sensible people with common sense
The establishment does not want that.
I think this is just SOP for Pelosi lol, I remember her doing the same thing in 2010 which is when you'd think she really would have learned
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/98839-bring-it-on-says-pelosi
Nancy needs to just retire. She’s a household name for the Right Hate Machine thanks to saying stupid shit like this constantly.
This is why I voted for not Pelosi.
Establishment Democrats for sure are. That's why we fucking need new blood in the party.
fucking pelosci again. this is just what the gop needs.
At least there's probably not enough time to cut ads with this in them.
We need at least another party, I'm voting Dem because I fear the Republicans right now, not because I think the Democrates even come close to supporting my views.
Let's get the Dems in charge again, then let's rip them to fucking pieces like we have been the GOP.
It's almost like she WANTS the republicans to win. And I've done enough worrying about double crossing politicians for a lifetime.
You could have the revived corpse of Hitler himself somehow win an election and they still would not lose their cockiness.
Needs to be a rule, say stupid shit, get banned from talking for awhile. God forbid we lose, this dumbass will be eating a shoe.
It won't happen. The way American system of government is deigned precludes the possibility of having more than two viable parties. Your best hope is that the Democrats move leftward and embrace european-style social democracy instead of remaining largely neo-liberal - which is exactly what people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are trying to make happen.
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