Neera Tanden Nancy Pelosi beat Trump at his own game — and she'll do it again and again It's fitting that the president suffered his most embarrassing loss to date at the hands of an older, more politically-experienced woman. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/nancy-pelosi-beat-trump-his-own-game-she-ll-do-ncna963546 Pelosi obviously has experienced political and persuasion skills. Over 22 days, Nancy Pelosi persuaded 66 on-the-fence Democrats to support her https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/30/over-days-nancy-pelosi-convinced-on-the-fence-democrats-support-her/?utm_term=.ce8dabd0a68f I'm sure she has been persuaded herself before too. She'd be still weighing up the pros-and-cons in her own mind. Don't hate her too much. :)