Pelosi Claims ‘There’s a Certain Element of Misogyny’ in the Race After Warren Exits
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took the opportunity during a press conference to point out an obstacle Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) may have faced during her campaign for the presidency. When asked what…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took the opportunity during a press conference to point out an obstacle Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) may have faced during her campaign for the presidency.
When asked what Warren’s withdrawal from the race says about the willingness of Americans and the Democratic party to put a woman at the top of the ticket, Pelosi said on Thursday, “I do think there’s a certain element of misogyny that is there. And some of it isn’t really mean spirited it just isn’t their experience.”
She went on to explain that many who have “strong” mothers, sisters and daughters still “have their own insecurities” about electing a woman for the presidency.
Earlier on, she cited her own experience as House speaker, “Every time I get introduced as the most powerful woman I almost cry because I wish that were not true. I so wish we had a woman president of the United States and we came very close to doing that.”
See her comments below (starting at 24:35):
Warren was among the five other female candidates that started out in this race including Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Ca.), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), author Marianne Williamson, Sen.