Pelosi Shows Her Teeth, Reminds Democrats She Remembers Who Disavowed Her

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nancy Pelosi showed her political teeth this week, but the target was not Republicans, it was her own side’s habit of distancing itself from party figures when elections get uncomfortable, sources have confirmed.

Pelosi said Democratic candidates had disassociated themselves from her “election after election after election” even while she was helping fund them, recalling that her response was simple:

“just win, baby.”

That is the part that made Washington blink.

Candidates could attack Pelosi in public, accept campaign help in private, then return after Election Day like teenagers who screamed “I hate you!” before asking Mom for gas money.

Pelosi apparently remembers every one of them.

Her comments arrive as Democrats argue over candidates associated with the Democratic Socialists of America, with some leaders defending the party’s broad coalition and others demanding candidates explain where they stand.

The political arrangement remains beautifully awkward:

Disavow your allies.

Take the money.

Win the seat.

Pretend Thanksgiving will not be uncomfortable.

Pelosi’s point was unusually candid.

Candidates sometimes say what their districts require, even when that means distancing themselves from the people helping them get elected.

The knives may be out, but apparently Pelosi kept the receipts.

As of press time, Democratic candidates were reportedly checking whether “just win, baby” also includes pretending nobody remembers what they said during the primary.