What Pelosi Backing NRA ‘A’ Rated Dem Candidate Actually Means

By Tom Knighton

Nancy Pelosi is no friend of gun owners. That’s not exactly breaking news by any stretch. The San Francisco Democrat has made anti-gun noises her entire career and there’s absolutely no reason to expect her to change those noises anytime soon. Worse, she appears to be a true believer in gun control and ready to advance it with any opportunity she has.

Yet her decision to back an NRA “A” rated Democrat being primaried is quite interesting.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has endorsed conservative-leaning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) for reelection in 2020 as he fends off a primary challenge from progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros.

Pelosi, as well as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has a policy of supporting Democratic incumbents in the House, but the speaker said Saturday that she would have backed Cuellar regardless.

“Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely,” Pelosi told Evan Smith, CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune, at the paper’s annual festival in Austin.

“I’m very, very proud of Henry’s work in the Congress, and I’m proud to support him — even if I didn’t have a policy of endorsing incumbents,” she said, reportedly drawing some boos from the crowd.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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