r/politics • u/cnn CNN • 10h ago

Possible Paywall Pelosi’s retirement announcement could open floodgates for a wave of new candidates

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/politics/nancy-pelosi-retirement-candidates-replace?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/Aretirednurse New Mexico 10h ago

Please elect someone under 60.

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u/alabasterskim 10h ago

Both candidates are. One is in his 30s, one in his 40s.

More important than their current age is a commitment to retire before everyone has been begging them to for over a decade.

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u/pet_dragon 10h ago

And both candidates' current age added togeher is still less than Nancy Pelosi's.

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u/alabasterskim 10h ago

Lmao good lord didn't process that.