Al-O-Meter
Well-Known Member
Schumer had no part to play. Pelosi has a ton of clout, and definitely wanted Joe Biden out, but her deep pocket backers are the same deep pocket backers pushing Gavin Newsom. I believe Pelosi thought she was creating the opening to get Newsom into the White House and got outplayed by Zients’ crew.So they convinced the Biden's that Kamala was the best choice? Because I really doubt they made the decision. I still think that besides the Biden's Pelosi had the most clout. Maybe Schumer too?
Some of her more recent comments seem to support that.
“Many of us who were concerned about the election wanted to have an open process. It was an open process, anyone could have gotten in. [Harris] had the endorsement of the president, and she, politically astutely, took advantage of it and shut down — not shut down, but won the nomination.”
-Nancy Pelosi

