Rangel is being forced out by the 1960s ultra-radical faction, because he is 4th in seniority in the House, and #3 Dave Obey is retiring. This would automatically give Rangel the chairmanship of the most powerful committee in the House, the Appropriations committee, if the Democrats keep the House after the next election.
And the Appropriations committee determines where every dime spent by congress goes. Unless the 1960s radicals control that committee, their agenda is over.
Obey will do anything Nancy Pelosi and the other radicals want him to, but Rangel is not part of their faction, so he will tell them to go get knotted.
And, I might add, while Charlie Rangel is typically liberal, he is not a true believer. He also earned the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart in Korea, leading members of his unit out of Chinese encirclement while wounded.
This honor and bravery alone are enough for the 1960s radicals to bitterly hate him.
Rangel is being forced out by the 1960s ultra-radical faction, because he is 4th in seniority in the House, and #3 Dave Obey is retiring. This would automatically give Rangel the chairmanship of the most powerful committee in the House, the Appropriations committee, if the Democrats keep the House after the next election.
Good analysis.
Who stands to take that chairmanship if the donks keep the majority? Or perhaps they are hedging, knowing they might lose the majority, and have someone on a leash who will become ranking minority member?
Who else is being protected while all the attention is on Charlie?