An Elegy For Nancy Pelosi

“Congress is a funny, insular place. Mastering it the way Pelosi did is an art that is much more a liability than an asset with voters. Her outspokenness, her unapologetic liberalism, and — yes — her gender, made her a rich target for Republicans, especially when the economy collapsed. But she refused to back down.”
 — Steve Kornacki writes Nancy Pelosi’s political obituary.