Gerry Connolly's race against AOC for Oversight Committee chair shows that even w/ a revered history of leading, founding & co-chairing committees-& battling cancer-he feared losing power. When men refuse to step aside, progress stalls, innovation halts, & new voices are silenced.
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Connolly throwing his name in the hat after AOC announced her race was a bad look.
Connolly should have sat this out.
We need to replace these dinosaurs.
Connolly is busy fighting a cancer diagnosis. He needs to retire.
Pelosi & her ilk are trying to destroy any hope of ending Citizens United, no matter how it hurts ALL OF US.
It was a read... "the generational change afoot within the Democratic Caucus was a “false narrative” and that he and his colleagues were “looking at capability"
My ass...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-oversight-connolly.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU4.-DsK.p0i1HCnJr8A2
It’s this bullshit that led me to leave the party.
Connolly could have advocated for AOC but decided he wasn't ready to let go of the structure he benefits from.