After nearly two months of wrangling between Democratic moderates and progressives, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday that Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is on a path to pass. At her weekly press conference, Pelosi said of the bill, “I’m only envisioning taking it up and winning it.” Currently, the bill is set for a Thursday vote in the House. This continues a trend of optimism among Pelosi and other Democratic leaders. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) summed up this attitude in mid-September when he said simply “failure is not an option.” Speaking to reporters in Washington, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) expressed a far different sentiment. Asked whether he was confident that the reconciliation bill would pass, Hoyer said simply, “Nope.” On Day of Vote, Division in Party Continues President Joe Biden’s nearly $5 trillion agenda, including a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a $3.5 …