Speculation that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will retire is mounting, with Democrats saying they believe she will make an announcement any day now.
Several Democrats reportedly told NBC News that Pelosi will make the announcement shortly after Tuesday’s Election Day.
Rumors of retirement have dogged the 85-year-old Pelosi for years.
However, the leftist politician has kept a tenacious hold on power, defying her critics.
Insiders told NBC that Pelosi will likely leave on a high note after the expected passage of Proposition 50.
Proposition 50 is the Democrats’ partisan redistricting proposal in California.
On Tuesday, California voters approved the ballot measure to allow state lawmakers to adopt a new congressional map that could net the party as many as five new seats in the U.S. House.
It could go sme way in offsetting a comparable move in Texas to benefit Republicans in a nationwide battle over redistricting.
“I wish she would stay for 10 more years,” one House Democrat from California told NBC.
“I think she’s out,” they added.
“She’s going to go out with Prop 50 overwhelmingly passing, and what a crowning achievement for her to do that.”
A fixture on Capitol Hill for years, Pelosi ranks as one of the most influential and wealthiest politicians in the country.
Her finances have come under close scrutiny in recent years, fueling calls to ban stock trading by lawmakers.
Pelosi’s net worth surged by 54% in 2024, reaching an estimated $413 million from $370 million in 2023, according to reports from The New York Post and IMDb.
Many view the surge as another sign that Pelosi is looking to cash out before retiring.
A House Democrat leadership aide said:
“I think she’s preparing to exit the stage.
“We will not fully appreciate the time we have spent with her.”
Meanwhile, a Democratic official in Pelosi’s San Francisco fiefdom said:
“Most people think it is highly unlikely that she will run for another term.”
Primary challengers have already started to line up for Pelosi’s seat, including California state Senator Scott Wiener, a notorious far-left radical.
During a Monday appearance on CNN, Pelosi demurred when asked about her plans.
“I have said I won’t do anything until Preposition 50, so tomorrow night will be very fraught with meaning for all of us,” Pelosi said on CNN.
“I want to win big, I think we can win big, and I don‘t want to be spending time on whatever I might be doing.
“I want to spend my time on what we‘re doing, working together to get out the vote.”
Pelosi’s retirement, when it comes, will be a pivotal moment in American politics.
The first female Speaker of the House, Pelosi was the Democrats’ ruthless leader in the chamber for nearly two decades, including the entirety of President Trump’s first term.
She served two separate stints as speaker before resigning from leadership after the 2022 midterm elections.
Pelosi has played a more muted role in Trump’s second term, which has been a difficult time for Democrats as they have drifted without a sense of direction.
Her handpicked successor in the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), has struggled to lead Democrats with the same discipline that Pelosi had.
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