Just an unbelievable own goal that the party—and specifically Pelosi, who had great strengths as Speaker—put an ancient and not nimble messenger in this key public committee spot instead of @Aoc who is absolutely one of the best comms people in entire party.
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Asked what he recommends federal workers do, Gerry Connolly says: "I guess if you can, cover yourself and do the five things you did last week"
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Also made me wonder if Jeffries is the man for this moment because he let her get away with it.
Another fail by the official Democratic party.
April 2024: “AOC insists there’s ‘upside’ to Democrats voting ‘uncommitted’ over Biden in primaries”
https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/us-news/aoc-insists-theres-upside-to-dems-voting-uncommitted-over-biden-in-primaries/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/us/video/dearborn-michigan-gaza-trump-reaction-carroll-digvid
but the original sin was enthusiastically supporting a genocidaire with a mandate for retributive mass violence
democrats lost credibility and lost the election
https://www.thewrap.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-biden-gaza-war/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/us/video/dearborn-michigan-gaza-trump-reaction-carroll-digvid
https://www.thewrap.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-biden-gaza-war/
They should ditch this ancient jackass and put AOC in charge!
These are positively horrific optics
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But this is what wimpy capitulating looks like.
I felt frustrated watching committees headed by Nadler, for example, just overwhelmed and ineffective as Pubs played by entirely different rules.
Need people with fire in leadership. People with skin in the game.
We are not going to get anywhere with cautious milquetoast.
He would have been a great house leader if we won.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jill-biden-turns-disappointing-nancy-151953592.html
The problem with Democrats is: they don't even try
The Chuck Schumer of dick Durbins
1. Last week I was asked to make a list
2. Gerry Connely agreed this is a good idea.
3. So, I made this list
4. Just so i could say that I did it
5. Yeah, maybe the list is a bad idea. I don't know, what do you think about it?
Nothing but keeping power for powers sake.
And people wonder why the Dems lost. FFS
Here was the result:
The old guard needs to step aside
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-members-connolly-and-subramanyam-launch-probe-doge-efforts-purge-usaid
https://connolly.house.gov/legislation/oversight.htm
https://oversight.house.gov/
“Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, will address NATO’s Heads of State and Government at their upcoming Summit meeting in Washington, DC on July 9-11, 2024.”
https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6102
https://connolly.house.gov/legislation/oversight.htm
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Put the most effective people in important positions.
The seniority system in the Senate, in particular, keeps incumbents around far too long.
Two terms is enough for the Senate.
Buttigieg should be on every news show every day. The fact he's not is malpractice.
JFC
There are others, Crockett, Murphy, Raskin, Bernie, but she is the very top.
She should be front and center everywhere.
Why is this so hard?
dems at the moment??
This is why Trump is able to do so much.
Makes me feel like dems really don’t want to learn or evolve