Democrats elect Rep. Gerry Connolly over progressive star AOC for top Oversight Committee post
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The race between Connolly and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had been seen as a fight over seniority as younger Democrats pushed for new blood and generational change.

The closed-door meeting of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which is closely aligned with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., yielded 34 votes for Connolly and 27 for Ocasio-Cortez, according to a member of the panel. The position opened up after the top Democrat on Oversight, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., challenged Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., for a similar post on the Judiciary Committee, prompting Nadler to bow out.

  • AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social
    711·
    6 days ago

    A septuagenarian in a cancer fight. Instead of someone who can inspire people.

    Bra. Vo.

    I keep thinking they can’t be more out of touch, but every time, they come from behind and force me to believe.

      • kreskin@lemmy.world
        3·
        5 days ago

        Right? If Harris had gotten someone even more conservative on stage with her than Liz Cheney, maybe she would have won! We need to tack hard right, maybe to the right of trump in order to win.

        /s