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Summary

Progressives criticized House Democrats for choosing Rep. Gerry Connolly over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee.

The 131-84 vote, reportedly influenced by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sparked backlash against the party’s “gerontocracy,” with critics like MSNBC’s Joy Reid and others arguing it prioritizes seniority over fresh ideas.

Connolly defended the decision, citing his experience, but progressives argued it reflects the Democratic Party’s resistance to change, hindering its ability to address future challenges and energize younger voters.

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[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well... how about a third Party of Sanity?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Sounds good. . . who's running it?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sorry. No. I did the math on this and I've determined that a vote for Sanity is just a vote for Trump.

You need to end FPTP voting first. So please call the republican congressperson in your gerrymandered district currently authoring the "Ban Liberals From Voting Act of 2025" and let them know you'd like to make it easier for him to lose. If we all work together, we can make it possible for a Libertarian to win a House Seat in 2036.

[–] gift_of_gab@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

we can make it possible for a Libertarian to win a House Seat in 2036.

They'd have to stop switching to Republicans first.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago

American Libertarianism is an anti-establishment ideology that's been captured and twisted to support the core principle of the establishment, private property rights. At this point it's nothing more than a sick joke.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

Pelosi stole that seat

[–] RedirectDeposit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did anyone think she would actually get it? I don't think AOC herself thought she would. She even went on the View and called Pelosi "mama bear" 🤮

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

She's trying to play the game. She tried bucking them for the first couple years of her tenure in that seat. And they locked her out of everything. Pelosi lead the charge in that. AOC has been trying to ingratiate herself to that bitch but it has not helped because Pelosi is fucking cancer to the Democratic party. She sucks up all the oxygen in the room and gives literally nothing back. The reason Obamacare started out as such a god-awful mess is because pelosi refused to even consider a public option. And now it's truly completely humped because the Democrats basically gave the Presidency, the House, and the Senate to the Republicans.

The only answer is chemotherapy. Meaning we need to kill most of the party by voting progressive independent instead of towing the party line. Because clearly they don't give a shit.

[–] zettajon@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Pelosi refused to even consider a public option

Nope. Version 1 of the ACA from the Pelosi House: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3962/summary/00

This is the 2nd time I've come across someone lying specifically about this in the past day. Not sure if Zoomer hyperbole or Vlad.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

He's arguing in favour of letting Republicans win every election from now on, so my money's on Vlad, with a sidebet on single-digit IQ.

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[–] DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's been almost 10 years since Bernie was screwed out of the primary.

If progressives give a shit about actually fixing this country they will not be allowed to do that from within the Democratic party.

We need a third party, and if progressives aren't interested in splitting then they are complicate in the status quo

[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

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