For House Democrats, the August recess was all about November. After eight years in the minority, Democrats are in their best position to retake the House, and they’re trying not to mess it up.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., aware of the threat to her 16-year reign, made the media rounds and blasted out op-eds and articles about her tenure to her members, reminding them why she’s needed at the helm. Plus she’s raised nearly $91 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this cycle, CNN reported in August.