Nancy Pelosi Aides Seek to Drum Up Backing with Supportive Tweets: #StandWithNancy

Nancy Pelosi Aides Seek to Drum Up Backing with Supportive Tweets: #StandWithNancy

by Adam Shaw 23 Jun 2017

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/23/nancy-pelosi-aides-seek-to-drum-up-backing-with-supportive-tweets-standwithnancy/ 

Aides to under-fire Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are reportedly sending out suggested tweets to support her. They have created the hashtag #StandWithNancy — suggesting that Pelosi is concerned about a leadership challenge in the wake of the devastating defeat in Georgia this week.

The Democrats were hit by a massive blow to the party Tuesday when Democrat Jon Ossoff lost the Georgia special election to Karen Handel, despite tens of millions of donations and celebrity backing. Democrats had pushed the narrative that the vote was a referendum on Trump’s presidency.

As Democrats lick their wounds in the wake of the defeat, eyes quickly turned to Pelosi, with some Democrats openly calling for a change in leadership as they fear Pelosi is bad for their brand.

Rep. Tim Ryan (R-OH), who challenged Pelosi for the leadership last year, said on CNN: “The brand is just bad.”

“I don’t think people in the beltway are realizing just how toxic the Democratic Party brand is in so many parts of the country,” he said before pointing to Pelosi as one of the causes for that.

“We need leadership change,” Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) told CNN. “It’s time for Nancy Pelosi to go, and the entire leadership team.”

Pelosi defended herself Thursday, calling herself a “master legislator.”

“Well, I am a master legislator. I am a strategic politically astute leader. My leadership is recognized by many around the country, and that is why I am able to attract the support that I do which is essential to our election, sad to say,” she said.

Now it seems the master legislator may have a new strategy — drumming up social media support and creating kicky hashtags.

The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported late Thursday that aides to Pelosi had sent around suggested tweets, reminding people of Pelosi’s role getting ObamaCare passed through the House — just as Republicans were unveiling their health care bill — and attempting to make the hashtag #StandWithNancy go viral.

The push for #StandWithNancy seemed to be having limited success as of Friday morning. Former Clinton campaign spokeswoman Karen Finney was among those tweeting out supportive messages of Pelosi — although it wasn’t clear how many were inspired by the tweets sent around from the California Democrat’s office.

Meanwhile, Pelosi’s office retweeted a number of tweets that included a snazzy graphic featuring Pelosi and the hashtag.

Haberman noted when tweeting the list: “This is an unusual thing to do if you are indeed unconcerned about a challenge.”

Karen Finney

Karen Finney was a communications adviser for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, and a board member for the NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Note: NARAL Pro-Choice America is a national partner with America Votes.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Cecile Richards was the founder & president for the America Votes, a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation, Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, is the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Ted Turner is the chairman for the Turner Foundation, the founder of CNN, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Maggie Haberman is a contributor for CNN, and a reporter for the New York Times.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault was a correspondent for CNN, and a reporter for the New York Times.

Bernard Kalb was a correspondent for CNN, and a correspondent for the New York Times.

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a friend of George Soros.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).  

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and Nancy Pelosi was invited to his 2013 wedding reception.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the New America Foundation.

Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff was Cecile Richards, was invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception, Terri McCullough is her chief of staff, and is the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Terri McCullough is Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff, and married to Howard Wolfson.

Howard Wolfson is married to Terri McCullough, was a partner at the Glover Park Group, and Michael R. Bloomberg’s adviser.

Glover Park Group was the lobby firm for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Open Society Policy Center, and is the lobby firm for Bloomberg LP.

Michael R. Bloomberg’s adviser was Howard Wolfson, is the founder of Bloomberg LP, and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Clark Hoyt was an editor at large for Bloomberg LP, and a public editor for the New York Times.

Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Open Society Policy Center is an advocacy affiliate for the Open Society Foundations.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the Open Society Policy Center, a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, George Soros’s son, a director at the New America Foundation, and was a vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

David B. Brooks is a director at the New America Foundation, and ab columnist for the New York Times.