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2019 political 'person of the year': Nancy Pelosi
In my world, writing about politics, the choice is easy: Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi, the most powerful House Speaker since, at least, Sam Rayburn 60 years ago.
The skill with which she has handled impeachment, dealing with a mean-spirited often unhinged president, navigated the ideological schisms within her own party to produce an impressive legislative record is the envy of more than a few Republicans who abhor her views.
Often charming, always tough, more Baltimore-raised D'Alesandro than San Francisco liberal, she was the only politician who could intimidate Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel himself — a Pelosi ally when in the House — once told me. She's not the most articulate, but I've never seen a politician with better political instincts. - The Hill
The skill with which she has handled impeachment, dealing with a mean-spirited often unhinged president, navigated the ideological schisms within her own party to produce an impressive legislative record is the envy of more than a few Republicans who abhor her views.
Often charming, always tough, more Baltimore-raised D'Alesandro than San Francisco liberal, she was the only politician who could intimidate Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel himself — a Pelosi ally when in the House — once told me. She's not the most articulate, but I've never seen a politician with better political instincts. - The Hill
No question. Up there with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi
