Pelosi: ‘It Would Have Been Better’ if Dems Voted on Infrastructure Bill Ahead of VA Election

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is facing questions about whether or not House Democrats hurt Terry McAuliffe’s chances in Virginia’s gubernatorial election.

During a press conference on Thursday, CNN’s Manu Raju asked, “Do you believe the House Democrats are in any way partially responsible for what happened Tuesday?”

“Any sign of progress is always for the public when they understand what it is, and I think they understand infrastructure pretty well,” Pelosi responded.

She added, “It would have been better if we had” held a vote on the bill.

However, she said, “I don’t know, because I haven’t seen the data perhaps you have. I think there were other issues at work in that election. And it remains not for me to make an observation unsubstantiated by data, and science, and facts. I’m very scientific about elections.”

“But it was not a good night,” Pelosi admitted.

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On Tuesday, 👤Glenn Youngkin defeated his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, and became the first Republican to win a statewide election in Virginia since 2009, as IJR reported.

On Oct. 28, Pelosi pushed to hold a vote on the infrastructure bill but was forced to delay the vote after progressives balked.