Obama Says He Wants Pelosi Back as Speaker

President Obama said at a closed-door fundraiser Thursday that he wants to see House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) become speaker of the House again.

“Not only did we accomplish a great deal when she was speaker; we’re going to accomplish that much more once we get her back in,” Obama said at the event at a private residence in La Jolla, Calif.

Pelosi hasn’t said whether she’s aiming to become speaker again, but it’s unusual for former speakers to stick around after their party loses the majority, and some think the 74-year old would like to reclaim her gavel.

Republicans love to float that possibility in campaign ads, believing the liberal San Francisco lawmaker is an albatross for Democrats.

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