JASON CHAFFETZ: Democrats desperately need Nancy Pelosi to take charge

Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is no Nancy Pelosi.The 85-year-old former House speaker from California is retiring, and the Democratic Party is baffled about its future.

"Expand the tent" is its current trajectory, but at what cost? Turn it over to some who are not even registered Democrats?Democrats lack message discipline.DNC fundraising is anemic.

Traditional party gatekeepers have been sidelined as the flow of money and energy has been rerouted through the less regulated and less transparent NGO sector.Gone are the days when former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could direct the flow of donor dollars away from the radical fringe.DEBT-RIDDEN DEMOCRATS TAP A SURPRISING ASSET AS COLLATERAL FOR $15M LOANSay what you will about Pelosi’s iron grip on power.

At least she understood how to cloak her party’s radicalism.She didn’t dance to New York Rep.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tune, refusing to grant the committee assignments that would elevate AOC’s fringe views.With her influence on the wane, Democrats at every level of government are having a messaging free-for-all.Rep.

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug.21, 2024, in Chicago.

(AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite)The anti-American messaging of the Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) has infiltrated the Democratic Party, potentially forcing every candidate to answer uncomfortable questions.

They’ll have to choose between alienating their base or alienating their swing voters.The DSA platform seeks to replace, not just reform, the key pillars of American stability and prosperity, explicitly rejecting the Constitution.DSA seeks to abolish the Senate, the Electoral College, the presidency, the Supreme Court and other key features of federalism that check the balance of power.DEM REP HENRY CUELLAR REJECTS DSA AGENDA, SAYS SOCIALISTS ARE TRYING TO 'USE' DEMOCRATIC PARTYThese are positions that would make any 1990-era Democrat...