The Democrat Who Republicans Miss the Most

Nancy Pelosi

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacts as she listens to a question from a reporter on Capitol Hill. Andrew Harnik/AP

Today’s notice: Republicans imagine life if Nancy Pelosi were still leading Democrats. Kamala Harris shows that not all campaign rallies on the National Mall end in federal crimes. We are not at this exact moment living in a world where low-propensity voters show up in droves. And on Mark Robinson’s planet, it’s sunny all the time.


The Speaker Emerita Gets the Speaker Omertà Treatment

Republican politics have changed a lot since 2010, but through all the ups and downs, the GOP has leaned heavily on a consistent attack line — the one that accuses vulnerable Democrats of being in cahoots with the worst Democrat of all: Nancy Pelosi.