Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has announced that she will seek a 20th congressional term in her district in San Francisco. The Onion asked Americans what they thought about the 83-year-old running for reelection, and this is what they said.
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Erin Poppy, Teacher
Erin Poppy, Teacher
“Wow, I hope I’m still desperately clinging to power at that age.”
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Nate Fournier, Bartender
Nate Fournier, Bartender
“As long as she still can do a pretty terrible job, why shouldn’t she?”
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Saif Quraishi, Physician
Saif Quraishi, Physician
“Pelosi is clearly mentally fit enough to continue profiting from her position in office.”
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Paul Pelosi, Businessman
Paul Pelosi, Businessman
“Hold on while I get my broker on the line.”
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Chris Kim, Web Developer
Chris Kim, Web Developer
“Great! My family has been voting for Nancy Pelosi for five generations.”
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Daniel Wasierski, Ironworker
Daniel Wasierski, Ironworker
“Good. She still has some of her best legislative deadlocks ahead of her.”
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
“Too green. She should run again in 20 years.”
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Tom Gillette, Banker
Tom Gillette, Banker
“Isn’t it time she stepped aside in favor of fresh-faced up-and-comers like Maxine Waters?”
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Gina Towers, Civics Teacher
Gina Towers, Civics Teacher
“She’s a great example for my students on how our nation’s support systems have failed the elderly.”
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Inez Schaffer, Caterer
Inez Schaffer, Caterer
“She had my vote the second she clapped weird at Trump that one time. Devastating.”
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Maria Ortez, Philologist
Maria Ortez, Philologist
“To one day drop dead at their place of work, surrounded by people they hate, is all any American could hope for.”
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Casey Peterson, Lawyer
Casey Peterson, Lawyer
“Someone has to make the point that women should be allowed to die of old age in office just like men.”
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Christian Jacobs, Mechanic
Christian Jacobs, Mechanic
“I’d want an excuse to get out of the house too if people were coming there to kill me.”
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Dan Pepper, Gym Teacher
Dan Pepper, Gym Teacher
“That’s really surprising. Most politicians figure out a better grift at this point in their careers.”
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Todd Richardson, Personal Trainer
Todd Richardson, Personal Trainer
“I sure as hell won’t be voting for her, but then again, I live in Maine.”
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Alonzo Ramirez, Dentist
Alonzo Ramirez, Dentist
“Well, would you want that woman ruining canasta night at your condo?”
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Mark Denman, Teacher
Mark Denman, Teacher
“It would be ageist not to let senile, self-serving bureaucrats destroy our democracy from the inside.”
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Brandon Jarvis, Unemployed
Brandon Jarvis, Unemployed
“My dream of smearing feces on her office walls lives on.”
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