Dan Walters' Capitol Q&A

Question: In your tribute to Leo McCarthy, you said that 5 years ago, "He masterminded a nationwide campaign to make San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi the Democratic leader of the House..." What did he do and how did it work?
-- Larry Melby, Boulder Creek

Answer: I wrote a column about it at the time. Leo masterminded the national effort to raise money for Pelosi to funnel to Democratic congerssional members and candidates and build alliances that resulted in her becoming Democratic leader and speaker.
--Dan Walters