How Instrumental Will Pelosi Be In Kamala Harris's Running Mate Decision?

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On "Forbes Newsroom," DGA Group Senior Adviser Chris Cillizza discussed Speaker Emerita Pelosi's affect on Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate decision.

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00:00Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker, reportedly threw her support behind walls.

00:05As we know, according to reports, she was the one leading the charge in getting President

00:11Biden to drop out of this election.

00:13So how much do you think her opinion really matters here?

00:16Oh, I think it matters.

00:19I think my view, just a personal view, is that she is the single most effective political

00:25strategist and politician in the Democratic Party, with the exception of Barack Obama,

00:30in the last 30 or 40 years.

00:31I mean, just look at what she's done.

00:33You can like her or not like her, but just look at what she's accomplished.

00:37So I think it matters.

00:39Do I think that Kamala Harris decides who she wants based on who Nancy Pelosi says?

00:46Probably not.

00:47But I do think you have to listen to Nancy Pelosi's sort of political ear, because I

00:51think that ear has been proven over the years to be very, very effective.

00:56But politicians, particularly when you're talking about a running mate, it's a very

01:01personal decision.

01:02I think we tend to analyze it based on do they agree on policy?

01:06Will they help in a swing state?

01:08And I think it's like that, too.

01:10I think politicians think like that to an extent.

01:12I also think it's kind of a personal decision.

01:15Can I campaign with this person for the next four months?

01:18If we win, can I deal with this person for the next four years sort of, you know, being

01:23my second in command, but probably wanting to take my job at some point?

01:27So it's a very, you know, it's it's politics is more relationship driven than I think we

01:31sort of give credit for.

01:33It's not just this dry, numbers driven conversation.

01:36A lot of it's about do I like this person?

01:40Do I think this person will support me in what I want to do?

01:42Do I think this person will help me win?

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