Nancy Pelosi doesn't care if you hate her

The Democratic leader riles up the right-wing, but her face is not deciding elections

Nancy Pelosi.
(Image credit: Illustrated | REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

Nancy Pelosi welcomes your hatred.

Okay, that may be an exaggeration. But when the Republican Party spends so much of its time talking about her, you'd think she'd be a bit more perturbed. And there's no sign she is.

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Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a senior writer with The American Prospect magazine and a blogger for The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and web sites, and he is the author or co-author of four books on media and politics.