At a press conference at the House today, House speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said:
The "Obama effect," as far as I'm concerned, is a very positive one. Both of these campaigns, Senator Clinton's campaign and Senator Obama's campaign, both had a very positive impact on these elections. They attracted millions more people to the political process. We've talked about that before. They energized the country with the vitality of their debate, the eloquence of their presentations, and the stamina with which they were able to sustain the effort. So the effect of Senator Clinton and the effect of Senator Obama both have been very positive.
As far as our races are concerned, now that there will be a nominee and it will be Senator Obama, we look forward to working with him to - I use this word in the most complimentary way - exploit the opportunities that he has opened up for us by his campaign, which has proved to be very attractive.
That's what we are in; we're in the attraction business. Sometimes you might never know it, but that is what we are in. And he has proven to be an attraction in politics, and we see it as a very positive. Did you call it the "Obama effect?" Is that what you're calling it?
