Pelosi: ‘Republicans Should Be Very, Very, Very Scared This Morning About Their Prospects’

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(CNSNews.com) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) held a press conference in San Francisco on Wednesday where she said that “Republicans should be very, very, very scared” about their prospects in the upcoming midterm elections.

Pelosi made the remarks after she was asked about the Democrats’ “strong showing” in races on Tuesday, which included a special congressional election in New York state.

That election—to fill the vacated seat of Democratic Rep. Antonio DelGado, who left the House to become lieutenant governor of New York--was won by Democratic candidate Pat Ryan.

“We have 220 Democrats in the House,” Pelosi said at the press briefing. “Franklin Roosevelt had 319 Democrats in the House. So we have to do this very carefully, and I'm very proud, as I said, of the courage of our Members.”

“Republicans should be very, very, very scared this morning about their prospects,” Pelosi said. “I have never believed that we would not hold the House. That's my mission. And that's what I hope to accomplish, and I plan to do it.”

Here is a transcript of the question Pelosi was asked and how she answered it, including by stating “Republicans should be very, very, very scared:”

Reporter: "Does the strong Democratic showing in the primaries portend well for the party moving forward, or do you think it’s a one-off?"

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “Yes. No, this was a big victory for us last night. Since Oscar talked politics, I will too, but that's the question. I would not have brought up a political subject. But we had a big victory last night. People were stunned by the fact that, in a District that was not supposed to go Democratic, that it did.

“I give credit to our candidate, Pat Ryan. Excellent. A veteran, public servant, a small business person, so bringing so much to his candidacy and will bring so much to the Congress very soon, because he has won this special election. So, I get one more vote.

"Now, we have accomplished all these things under President Biden's leadership. The Rescue package, without one Republican vote. Infrastructure bill, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, with some Republican votes. The issue of CHIPS and Science and the rest, with some Republican votes.  And now, the Inflation Reduction Act, with no Republican votes.

“We have 220 Democrats in the House. Franklin Roosevelt had 319 Democrats in the House. So we have to do this very carefully, and I'm very proud, as I said, of the courage of our Members.

“But this was – Republicans should be very, very, very scared this morning about their prospects. I have never believed that we would not hold the House. That's my mission. And that's what I hope to accomplish, and I plan to do it.  Under the leadership of Sean Patrick Maloney – had a big victory himself last night. He's our Chair. But this one, they expected to win. And they outspent us, but we out organized them.  And that's what we are.  We don't agonize – we organize."