Democrats missed a huge opportunity by not elevating AOC

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/aoc-loses-house-oversight-committee-vote-gerry-connolly-rcna184581

29 comments

  1. It’s just Boomers sending the message that they’re still in charge and not leaving any time soon.

  2. Well she is only young, likable, works hard for the people, and won over those mythical swing voters in her district so she clearly doesn’t know what the people want. Better get the guy with throat cancer very few people even know about to lead one of the most visible positions since he was in line longer. – Corporate Dems

  3. They didn’t “miss” it – leadership doesn’t care about Democrats. They’ve ruined the party. Party is over, they’ve taken their ball and gone home

  4. They didn’t want the oversight committee being used to conduct oversight.

  5. You know what’s crazy? These old fucks who refuse to retire because of power and greed. They can’t outrun Father Time no matter how hard they hold on!! GTFO of our government already and shame on everyone who keeps voting for these old fools!!

  6. We have to wait until she is 70 and has accumulated $100 million or so from insider trading. You can’t trust idealistic people.

  8. The DNC as it has traditionally been known, the party that supported and elevated Obama, is 10,000% dead and rotting in front of everyone’e eyes.

    The **only** viable path is to completely clear out the legions and legions of octogenarians and 70+ year-old people who wouldn’t be accepted at **any job position at any company in any country on this planet** because of their advanced age and decreased mental capacity. They are holding their positions for riches and power and do not give a fuck about anyone else other than themselves and their direct descendants who are set to inherit their stolen gains. Controlled opposition, but worse, because they’re actively rejecting any chance at redemption.

    If there isn’t a complete (GOP -> MAGA) level transformation for the Democratic Party, the USA will be Russia by 2030 at the absolute latest.

  9. Democrats don’t want to elevate AOC, all they want to do is stay as close to the center as they can, get rich, and fuck the american people.

  10. I don’t think many Democratic lawmakers were particularly upset that Trump won. That is a problem.

  11. I’m not a progressive, but AOC is one of the few Democrats in office who’s actually putting in the effort to understand why Harris lost so badly and why Democrats are losing votes from the working class and minorities. Freezing her out of the higher party echelons isn’t helpful.

  13. They did this to telegraph to the rest of us that they’re in charge

  14. So the Republicans are heading towards a post Trump era with no plan and the Democrats are sticking by the same losing strategies. Really bodes well for the future.

  15. This is why it would be advisable for the USA to transition away from a two party state and become a democracy.

  16. > Democrats missed a huge opportunity by…

    Evergreen headline opener

  17. Pelosi is past her prime and all her civic duty has long been gone. Aoc needs to be supported.

    Pelosi is becoming more of the problem than a solution.

  18. That’s kind of what Democrats do.

    Signed, a registered Democrat.

  19. I think the message is clear politicians regardless of party are strictly beholder to Wall Street corporate interests. The almighty dollar is always the winner.

  20. Democrats have lost all 3 branches of government under current leadership.

    Democrats have lost the trust of the people in the last election.

    The Democrats are lost and don’t represent us.

    If we can’t have a no-confidence vote of the leadership at the DNC, we should not be supporting them.

    This country is at an inflection point where a 3rd party that is actually left of center would not only be viable, but would very likely blow away the fascist/MAGA wing in the next few election cycles and Bernie and AOC are the leaders that could do it.

    Fuck Pelosi, Wasserman-Schultz, the Clintons, Schumer and the lot of the business as usual GOP-lite Democraps.

    We need a resistance, and they are not it.

  21. The geriatric wing of the party needs to step back and give new blood the reins because the shit they are doing isn’t working

  22. This has to be Pelosi’s retaliation against AOC since AOC and Gaetz united for the PELOSI Act lol

  23. The establishment Dems stopped listening to voters decades ago.

  24. Moderates didn’t support her like those farther on the left decided to stay home and help trump instead of voting for Harris. The democratic party will never win another national election if the party can’t act together.

  27. The Democrats are a problem and have an issue with holding back non-establishment candidates. That they have in common with Republicans.

    But.. if I may. The Democrats aren’t electing thin, skinned faux religious felons liable for sexual assault and stealing from children’s cancer charities or protecting investigations into Matt Gatez so.. let’s not level the two parties as if they are the same.

  29. Everyone is (rightly) pointing out Connolly’s age, but I think just as relevant is that his district (like Pelosi’s) is one of the top 10 wealthiest congressional districts in the nation. When Republicans say the Democrats are the party of elites, how can they deny it?

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