Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is dodging questions about her looming retirement as rumors mount that the notorious former House speaker will not seek re-election next year.
Pelosi dodged a question about the rumors during a CNN interview, the Washington Examiner reported.
Political insiders have told NBC News that they do not expect Pelosi to seek another term in 2026.
Democrats have been expecting Pelosi to make an announcement sometime after Tuesday’s Election Day.
“I think she’s preparing to exit the stage,” a House Democratic leadership aide told the outlet.
“We will not fully appreciate the time we have spent with her.”
Retiring now would certainly let Pelosi leave on a high note.
Democrats had been depressed for the past year since President Trump’s triumphant comeback.
However, Tuesday’s election results have given Democrats some confidence back.
Indeed, Tuesday night was a bad one for Republicans.
Democrats swept all the big races, and Pelosi’s pet project, Proposition 50, was approved overwhelmingly in California.
The partisan redistricting push could add up to five Democrat seats in the House.
The George Soros-funded effort, led by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, has been sold to voters as a response to the supposed power grabs of Republicans.
Pelosi, during a CNN interview, did not shoot down retirement rumors, instead suggesting she would have more to say soon.
“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.”
As the first female House speaker, Pelosi shepherded the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, into law and led Democrats through President Trump’s first term.
She has been in Congress for almost four decades and is now in her 20th term.
A ruthless disciplinarian and political tactician, she is an icon of the modern left and a powerhouse fundraiser whom even Republicans have begrudging respect for.
Despite filing for re-election in November 2024, the 85-year-old has yet to announce her next bid.
Ambitious Democrats are already angling for her seat, including leftist state Senator Scott Wiener and Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
As confident as ever, Pelosi told CNN that she has “no doubt” she would win re-election if she decided to run again.
“I have no doubt that if I decided to run, I would win,” Pelosi told CNN.
“That isn’t even a question.”
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