House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiOcasio-Cortez: Trump would 'never' say to her face some of the shots he takes at her on Twitter Oversight Committee room to be dedicated to late Rep. Elijah Cummings Lawmakers raise alarms over Trump coronavirus response MORE (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said she would be comfortable with Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersWinners and losers from the South Carolina debate Five takeaways from the Democratic debate Sanders most searched, most tweeted about candidate during Democratic debate MORE (I-Vt.) as the Democratic presidential nominee in November.
The congresswoman was asked the question as she was leaving a closed-door meeting in the House basement Wednesday morning.
She replied with one word: "Yes."
Other congressional Democrats have balked at the idea of Sanders, a longtime independent and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, being the party's nominee in the general election.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Charles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerOvernight Health Care — Presented by American Health Care Association — Lawmakers raise alarms over Trump coronavirus response | Top official warns virus appears inevitable in US | Democrats block two Senate abortion bills Lawmakers raise alarms over Trump coronavirus response Democrats block two Senate abortion bills MORE (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday also suggested that he would be comfortable with the Vermont senator as his party's nominee.
"Look, the bottom line is very simple," Schumer said Tuesday when asked about Sanders's praise of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's literacy program.
"We have a lot of strong nominees. ... I'm not supporting one over the other, but I think every one of them will beat President Trump Donald John TrumpWinners and losers from the South Carolina debate Five takeaways from the Democratic debate Democrats duke it out in most negative debate so far MORE," he said.
Sanders has surged to front-runner status after virtually tying for first in Iowa and winning New Hampshire and Nevada outright.
The Vermont Independent has also cut into former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenWinners and losers from the South Carolina debate Five takeaways from the Democratic debate Sanders most searched, most tweeted about candidate during Democratic debate MORE's once-sizable lead in South Carolina, which is seen as a bellwether primary state with its large African American population.
In the latest NBC News-Marist poll, Biden held a 27 percent-23 percent lead over Sanders in South Carolina.
Biden's candidacy could see new momentum after receiving the significant endorsement of House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Wednesday morning. Clyburn is the highest-ranking black congressional lawmaker and Biden has held a firm lead on support from black voters. Nearly a third of South Carolina's population is black.
Ven18 on February 26th, 2020 at 18:06 UTC »
This also hopefully means that top Dem leaders are seeing a brokered convention as a political death sentence and would not try and do any kind of back room deals to take the nomination away from the candidate with the most delegates. (I will hold out hope.)
WinstonQueue on February 26th, 2020 at 16:11 UTC »
This is very good news!
politics_user on February 26th, 2020 at 16:06 UTC »
Well, if Pelosi is as good of a "vote counter" as she is said to be, then she realizes that Bernie is likely going to be the nominee.