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Salon
Politics
Griffin Eckstein

Pelosi blames Biden exit timing for loss

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thinks Joe Biden could have stopped Vice President Kamala Harris’ electoral loss had he dropped out of the race even earlier.

The 84-year-old winner of a 20th House term on Tuesday was reportedly a central figure in Biden’s ouster from the top of the ticket, pressuring him in private meetings before he ultimately called it quits in July. Had Pelosi gotten her way, Harris would have had to duke it out with Democrats in an open primary.

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