We will never beat Pelosi, in her district, as long as her district remains San Francisco. Therefore, to beat her, we must promote her. As difficult as that may be.
She has two directions to go: The Senate or the VP.
If she runs for the Senate in Calif. her liberalism will become even more apparent. However that may not be enough, alone, to defeat her, since Calif. is so damn liberal.
If she runs for VP, as I suspect she will, then that ticket will lose. Once she has run for VP, her career as an elected official will be virtually over, since rarely does a losing pres or VP candidate, then get back into the trenches. (Lieberman is an exception)
I am thinking of Ferrarro as a prime example.
Scarry thought for the future:
Two of her kids are both considering politics. With their connections, look to hear from them in local politics in the near future (two to four yrs).
The son is as dumb as a stump, so may not go to far, SF City/County Council, would be a coup for him.
Her younger daughter though is very smart, and will be following on mom's skirt tails.