The Big Secret Of Nancy Pelosi: She Is An “Adept Inside Player”...

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The New York Observer Steve Kornacki November 15, 2006 12:14 AM

The big secret here--at least outside the Capitol--is what an adept inside player the incoming Speaker actually is. Indeed, few seem to appreciate the singular position of dominance within the Democratic caucus into which she has masterfully maneuvered herself.

Part of the problem is image. Republicans have every reason to push the Pelosi-as-left-coast-sophisticate angle; it stirs up their base and loosens their donors' wallets, and it long ago forced Ms. Pelosi to travel to Republican-leaning House districts only under cover of night.

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