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Pelosi: Dislike her. Disavow her. But don't count Nancy Pelosi out

Both Republicans and Democrats are complaining about Nancy Pelosi again, which can only mean that everything's going exactly as she's planned.

Pelosi's critics have been predicting the end of her tenure as leader of the House Democrats since it began. And yet she remains the most competent wrangler of congressional votes on either side of the aisle or the Capitol dome. On the Senate side, Chuck Schumer's task is a lower level of difficulty. GOP leaders Sen. Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan,

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