General Discussion

She clearly preferred Cuomo over Mamdani. She endorsed Cuomo in 2015.

And here is an example of her injecting herself into New York politics in 2019.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pelosi-rising-tensions-ocasio-cortez-i-ve-said-what-i-n1028876

Stop asking this ridiculous question. She injected herself whenever she felt the urge, and that was her prerogative as Speaker. I don't agree with her on these things, and that is my prerogative.

In my view, her concept of politics was never very useful, although her work as a whip was flawless. We will be much more successful if we have a new generation of leadership that is more willing to stand up to the powerful interests and to fight for things that benefit the average Americans more than the billionaires and corporations. THAT should be the lesson of this election.

And again, I am not attacking Pelosi. She was part of an era that will be good to have in the rear view mirror. Perhaps she did the best that was possible in that era, considering how many people were not willing to take bold positions. I do not blame her for that. But I don't canonize her either, considering that we have lost so much power and the fascists have gained so much in the past 40 years.

Let's agree to thank her for her service, her dignified treatment of the job and her respect for the office, and move on to the next era in our political system, which I hope will be more successful than the last.