The Hill News

The pure politics of this are spectacular for Democrats. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who sees her opportunity to return as Speaker, is now going to Wisconsin to directly take on Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), whose Medicare plan is a disaster for Republicans.

Pelosi goes on the attack in Wisconsin at a moment when Ryan and Republicans are on the defensive about Medicare, when Democrats have a good chance of regaining control of the Wisconsin Senate in upcoming recall votes, and when Democrats have a chance of winning a House special election in New York over the issue of Medicare. That special election should not even be competitive, but Democrats might now win it.

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