'Mother Of Dragons' Nancy Pelosi Revives Biden Campaign Message: Save Democracy

CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) did what she had to do Wednesday night in her speech at the Democratic National Convention.

She hailed President Joe Biden for his legacy. She celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee, calling her a “leader of strength and wisdom and eloquence.” She warned how dangerous Donald Trump would be as president in a second term.

And then, she left.

It was a surprisingly short speech. She talked a little bit about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. That day was a “perilous moment for our democracy,” she said. And just as Democrats protected it that d ay , Pelosi said, they are being called upon to do it again by voting for Harris in November – and preventing Trump from ever entering the White House again.

Her brief remarks about Biden were the most delicate. She declared him the force behind “one of the most successful presidencies of modern times,” ticking off his successes with job creation, infrastructure investment and lowering the cost of prescription drugs.

“Thank you, Joe,” Pelosi said.

Moments later, she was back to celebrating Harris. “Onward to victory!” she declared.

Everything about this Democratic convention ― the lofty speeches, the wonky panels, the volunteer training, the surging excitement ― is aimed at one thing: lifting up Harris as the party’s new leader and the person best positioned to defeat Trump in November.

But the person really at the center of it is Pelosi.

One month ago today, Biden dropped his reelection bid amid Democratic fears that he was on track to lose to Trump and hand Republicans full control of not just the White House, but Congress too.

The concerns began in earnest with his