Pelosi blames Clinton’s lousy poll numbers on third party candidates

“First of all, I think that polls are a reflection of some voters going to the third party. The third and fourth party. The tightening that some of these undecideds have gone to that place. Some of the millennials,” Pelosi said in an interview Friday on CNN.

Recent surveys shows GOP nominee Donald Trump has closed the polling gap between himself and Clinton, and the 2016 presidential election is now much closer than many in the Democratic camp thought it would ever be.

Polling also shows Clinton performs poorly when voters are asked if they trust her. They don’t.

The House minority leader also claimed Friday that “fear” is partly to blame for the fact Clinton is not pulling away from Trump in the polls.

Trump is a “fearmonger,” she said.

Pelosi also batted down her host’s suggestion that Trump is viewed by his supporters as an agent of change, and maintained in her interview that it is Clinton who should get that distinction.

“I think that a woman president of the United States is more of a change agent statement than anything, but I think that it’s really important for us to get around to what that change means in the lives of the American people,” Pelosi said. “People vote to what it means to them.”

The California lawmaker was then asked what her work relationship with Trump would look like if he wins the White House.

Pelosi would not even entertain the question.

“He’s not going to be president. Let’s be very clear,” Pelosi said.

“Where does the confidence come from?” her host asked.

“My confidence comes from the trust and faith I have in the American people. The American people are not negative. They’re not bigots. The American people want to see some respect for the American people. It’s about them,” Pelosi said.

Clinton currently leads Trump by 1.5 points, according to a RealClearPolitics polling average.