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Because the SF people vote her in like sheep, again and again. She knows her seat is not threatened, so she'll vote in her _own_ interests.

I refuse to vote for her. I'll vote for the Republican challenger every time.

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Or, perhaps a little less cynically: she's the minority leader so she's expected to vote in the party's interest. When your party holds the White House that basically means supporting the administration.

I don't mean this as a defense of Pelosi though. I'm also in CA-12; I usually just abstain from voting for US Rep.

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