Pelosi says Democrats could find "middle ground" with Trump – to some extent

Speaker of the House of Minority Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that she thought the Democrats could "find some ground" with President Trump if his party won a majority.

Speaking at the Harvard University Politics Institute, Pelosi (D-Calif.) Said the Democrats should "always try" to find opportunities to govern in concert with Trump.

"It's an interesting dynamic when you have the hammer," she said. "The leverage of your conversations makes all the difference in the world. And so I think the fact that we would have the majority would make the difference to whether we can depend on what he has to say. "

These comments come as small donors angry with Trump and his administration flocked to the Democratic candidates. Democratic political leaders have promised to take an aggressive, even confrontational stance against his administration.

Pelosi said any possibility for Democrats to work with Trump would be limited – perhaps on a national level of infrastructure, she suggested, where Democrats would lobby for spending on public transport, housing and communications along roads and bridges.

But in other areas, she added, a compromise would be impossible. When a Harvard student asked her what democratic priority she would be willing to trade against Trump's border wall, Pelosi replied, "Nothing."

"It's immoral, offensive, expensive," she said. "Probably the worst way to protect the border."

Pelosi's remarks were made the same day she announced she had raised more than $ 34 million for Democrats in the last quarter of fundraising from July to September.

This shows that Pelosi's total expenditure for the mid-term cycle is close to $ 122 million and highlights its ongoing role as one of the Democratic Party's major fundraisers.

This announcement comes as she pursues a trip to the East Coast that brought her from Philadelphia on weekends, where she campaigned for House candidates Madeleine Dean and Mary Gay Scanlon, in New York. York Monday, Massachusetts Tuesday and Florida later. the week.

Wednesday, Pelosi (California) is about to win Coral Gables with two women Democrats in the hope of replacing the Democrats by Republicans from South Florida – Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who defies representative Carlos Curbelo and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala, who is running for the vacancy, is leaving the position of Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Pelosi is also scheduled to hold an armed anti-violence event in Coral Springs on Wednesday with survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Thursday, she will continue her momentum in central Florida.

Pelosi fundraising – conducted at 250 fundraising events in 29 cities, as well as through online and mail soliciting requests to small donors – is a sign of strength against persistent Republican attacks against his leadership, as well as a small number of democratic complaints.

In an interview published Tuesday by Politico, Pelosi openly discussed his plans for a Democratic majority in the upcoming Congress, including votes on campaign funding and gun control bills, as well as aggressive efforts. to control the Trump government.

At Harvard, Pelosi said Democrats in the House were better placed than Republicans three weeks before mid-term.

"I think if the elections were held today, we would win the majority," she said. "Wave or tsunami? We will see in three weeks. "

Republicans continue to attack Pelosi during the election campaign as an avatar of liberal politics, including higher taxes and a permissive approach to immigration.

The Congressional Leadership Fund, the GOP's best-funded super-PAC focused on home racing, on Tuesday launched three new seats that connect Democratic nominees to Pelosi – targeting Cindy Axne of Iowa, Randy Bryce of Wisconsin and Anthony Brindisi of New York, seeking to replace the GOP representative. Claudia Tenney in a northern district of the state.

"Trump-Tenney or Pelosi-Brindisi," said this last announcement. "It's the choice of Congress."

The Pelosi-backed party committees support dozens of Democrats who have moved away from Pelosi – and in some cases they have said they will not support it in a vote for the post. President.

Many of these candidates have been encouraged by the surge in direct donations from small donors, giving them additional leeway to break with the national party.

Pelosi said she was not concerned about any internal opposition: "It's the Democratic Party; that's what you expect. This is the vitality of our party. . . . None of this scares me.

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