A little late. But I wanted to see how bad she got beat.
LOS ANGELES--House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was easily re-elected Tuesday, overcoming a challenge from anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Pelosi was elected to a 12th House term representing San Francisco with 71.56 percent of the vote, compared to 17.19 percent for Sheehan, with 67 percent of precincts reporting.
71-17. Yeah, that's a blowout...
"Thank you San Francisco. I am grateful for your support and honored by your trust," she said in a statement after being declared the winner. "Working together, our new president and our new Congress will deliver a new direction for the American people."
Now...begone peasants! And there'll be no hippies pissing on my lawn!
Sheehan became famous for camping outside President Bush's Texas ranch to demand an end to the war in Iraq after the death of her son, Casey. She accused Pelosi of failing to end the war and not allowing impeachment hearings against Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
...and took some swell trips to Cuba and Venezuela and Europe and...all over. Thanks, Casey!
In an interview after polls closed, Sheehan didn't concede defeat but vowed to run again in 2010.
Oh, goody...
She accused the media of ignoring her and criticized Pelosi for not debating her. "Just avoiding a debate shows a lot of disrespect for my campaign," she said.
Ah, yes. The "Do not feed the loon" strategy.
They fed the loon when doing so was useful ...
"We tried very hard to get our message out, but it is very hard when the media does not listen to your message."
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Pelosi, who has easily fended off past challenges from the left, said she respected Sheehan's right to run. But for the most part she ignored her during the campaign.
Good policy.