Faced with catastrophic losses in the 2010 midterm elections, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told then-President Barack Obama that Democrats were pulverized at the ballot box because of the “White male thing,” new documentary footage reveals.
“Hey, Mr. President, not a good night,” Pelosi told Obama on a phone call on Nov. 2, 2010, footage from the new HBO Max documentary “Pelosi in the House” shows. The documentary, filmed by acclaimed documentarian Alexandra Pelosi, the House speaker’s daughter, chronicles Nancy Pelosi’s rise through Congress and her signature achievements, including passing the Affordable Care Act.
On the phone with Obama, Pelosi said Democrats shouldn’t consider their wipeout as a referendum on health care reform. Instead, she blamed White males upset with high unemployment rates for Democratic losses. Read more…