No one cares about Jake Tapper’s stupid book! Read the room, Andy.
What are the reasons I stopped watching CNN two years ago! Why is everything for profit?
CNN is slowly morphing into a bad Fox News .
I propose a civics test (like the test we have now to gain citizenship) for anyone who wants to run for any public office.
Followed by a cognitive test starting at age 50 for anyone presently in office or considering a run.
I mean RIP to Connelly but it says a lot how, even when he was in treatment with cancer at his age not only was elected but also took another post for "hierarchy within the party", when he should step aside.
True, no one is safe from dying, but the last 8 Dems shared the same reasons.
I mean no disrespect to any member of Congress, but with razor thin margins like we have, it is unconscionable for a 75 year old to hold a seat in a solid blue district.
Blinders is when you don’t see the damage being done to our country by losing three Congress members in less than six months due to the gerontocracy of the Democratic Party. I’m a late boomer and I see the importance of stepping aside and seeing the new generation take over. 1/2
It’s hubris to think that only your own generation can take care of the country; that the up and coming generations shouldn’t have the torch passed to them. Thanks to these old and infirm members, we are now down three votes in the House.
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RIP Rep Connolly. With that said, it’s time for the Early Bird Special crowd to hand over the keys to the party to the under 60s. AOC earned that Oversight Chair and should get it NOW. TODAY. We will lose the House if we let those who continue to bring butter knives to a gun fight.
I believe it makes Democrats stronger leaders if they actually win power the traditional way through winning elections rather than waiting to be handed keys.
In my opinion a Next Generation leader should be able to defeat a geriatric armed with a butter knife.
Congressional leadership is about winning support counting votes whipping votes.
Ultimately you earn it by winning the most votes.
Although one can wait and gripe about elders not giving you your turn, that’s not how one demonstrates that they’re an effective congressional leader.
Maybe they were honoring a colleague knowing his time was short. Incumbents have an advantage. Name recognition matters. AGE of our reps is not the problem. You are playing into MAGA's hands.
MAYBE they aren't ghouls. MAYBE they showed respect for someone who has served the party and the country well. Toss him out because he has cancer & is likely to die before his term ends? Was someone stopped from running against him??
Yeah, putting someone who is dying and could barely speak as the ranking member of the house oversight committee (and him accepting it) is definitely the high quality decision making I want to see. Maybe our party should move on from electing 75-85 year olds.
It’s not age as Bernie Sanders is proof positive. It’s resistance to fight as MAGA has changed the rules. The VAST majority of the old Dem guard is playing Tiddly Winks while MAGA plays War. Connolly was in that camp as is the entire Dem leadership including Jeffries.
WHO is in line to replace Bernie? Welch, the other VT Senator is also quite old. They only have one House seat in VT. Will Dems hold those 2 Senate seats?? Anyone looking at that??
What MAGA is doing is the result of decades of right wing machinations & LOTS of $ from billionaires. About 200,000 people in 4 states made the difference in 2024. Our resources are limited. If we spend time/$ trying to replace 'safe' Dems we are NOT spending it on other races. Lose Lose.
The cmpgn committees should require a full health profile to run for office on the ticket.
We hav now lost 3 members of Congress in just 4 mo. They were all terminally ill when elected.
RBG allowed her brilliant legacy to be destroyed by not resigning when Obama could have apptd her successor.
Three dead this term already. We're four months into a term they were just elected to serve. The democratic party needs a refresh in the worst way possible.
Yeah, eventually. Until then we have three fewer votes in a really tight congress.
Turner (TX-18) The seat is vacant and being held that way by the State of Texas until November 4th.
Grijalva (AZ-7) The seat is vacant until a special election on September 23rd.
Connelly (VA-11) died May 20.
There is also power that comes with seniority & knowledge & experience. I do not oppose encouraging more young people to run for office. I oppose attacking people because of their age/sex or in a time of crisis spending resources on changing our elected officials rather than increasing them.
In TX they would pull that stunt no matter the reason the D left. Younger people quit, leave, die as well. The focus needs to be on electing MORE Dems everywhere.
Unfollowing after your gross love fest with Tapper.
So many disgusting people running your country right now and you help serve up this slop.
Sorry but no.
How can you be mere weeks from death due to cancer and still accept a top leadership post. Not to kick anyone who's down, but this indicates a serious dereliction on Dem leadership.
Maybe it was a measure of respect and compassion knowing his time was short. Maybe you've been at CNN too long. FWIW we didn't LOSE the seat. It is vacant due to a death. Sounds like you are blaming Connelly for dying.
Actually there is blame because the Dems chose a fellow who knew he was sick and possibly dying. With a full slate of active members the Dems could possibly stop some of the more outrageous Republican policy decisions.
Elijah Cummings was the Chair of House Oversight when he died at age 68 after a long illness. Dems held the House so it was a more powerful position with #45 in office.
IF there was something that Connelly or his staff couldn't handle since December, other members could have stepped in. They have no real power until we elect more Dems.
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What are the reasons I stopped watching CNN two years ago! Why is everything for profit?
CNN is slowly morphing into a bad Fox News .
Followed by a cognitive test starting at age 50 for anyone presently in office or considering a run.
Covid damages frontal lobes of ALL ages.
True, no one is safe from dying, but the last 8 Dems shared the same reasons.
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In my opinion a Next Generation leader should be able to defeat a geriatric armed with a butter knife.
Ultimately you earn it by winning the most votes.
Although one can wait and gripe about elders not giving you your turn, that’s not how one demonstrates that they’re an effective congressional leader.
Why wont the old guard @senatedemocrats.bsky.social and @housedemocrats.bsky.social raise them up? Celebrate them? Support them? LET THEM LEAD!!
We hav now lost 3 members of Congress in just 4 mo. They were all terminally ill when elected.
RBG allowed her brilliant legacy to be destroyed by not resigning when Obama could have apptd her successor.
Turner (TX-18) The seat is vacant and being held that way by the State of Texas until November 4th.
Grijalva (AZ-7) The seat is vacant until a special election on September 23rd.
Connelly (VA-11) died May 20.
So many disgusting people running your country right now and you help serve up this slop.
Sorry but no.