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Progressives Mourn AOC’s Defeat in Leadership Race: ‘Democrats Refuse to Learn Their Lesson’
Mediaite ^ | 12/17/24 | Issac Schorr

Posted on 12/18/2024 8:26:04 AM PST by DallasBiff

A number of progressives mourned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) bid to become the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) defeated Ocasio-Cortez in a vote taken by the entire Democratic caucus on Tuesday by a margin of 131-84, one day after the Democrats’ Steering an Policy Committee voted for Connolly over Ocasio-Cortez by a margin of 34-27.

Prior to being easily dispatched by Connolly, many had speculated that Ocasio-Cortez might pull off an upset in the vote among the larger caucus, with Politico Playbook calling the contest a “crapshoot.”

But Connolly ultimate prevailed handily, leading some observers to decry House Democrats’ decision.

MSNBC’s Joy Reid reacted to the loss by declaring that “At this point almost nothing the Democratic Party does makes any damned sense.”

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aoc; democrats
Hang in there AOC, you and your radical democrat political ilk are a political god send to conservatives.
1 posted on 12/18/2024 8:26:04 AM PST by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

There’s dumb, dumber, dumbest, then AOC.


2 posted on 12/18/2024 8:28:30 AM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: DallasBiff

AOC hasn’t learned that while she has risen high, her base is not wide.


3 posted on 12/18/2024 8:30:36 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: Huskrrrr

AOC is the future of the Democrat Party—howling at the moon and laughed at by most Americans.


4 posted on 12/18/2024 8:31:00 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: DallasBiff

Nancy shot her down according to insider reports, even though 75 y/o Connolly has throat cancer.


5 posted on 12/18/2024 8:31:31 AM PST by baclava
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To: DallasBiff

AOC apparently isn’t quite in the club yet.


6 posted on 12/18/2024 8:32:12 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: DallasBiff

Joy, who’s tied for dumbest Joy in media, needs to keep it up. Though her ratings are collapsing, we need her to keep encouraging the drones to be pushing their extremism so as to continue to alienate the sane people in the electorate


7 posted on 12/18/2024 8:42:08 AM PST by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: DallasBiff
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) defeated Ocasio-Cortez!


8 posted on 12/18/2024 8:43:44 AM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: DallasBiff

9 posted on 12/18/2024 8:55:53 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: DallasBiff

The choice kind of sums up the democrat party— old corrupt swamp vs new police state wannabe.


10 posted on 12/18/2024 8:59:26 AM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: DallasBiff

AOC has stepped on a lot of toes among House leadership and seniority members.


11 posted on 12/18/2024 9:09:44 AM PST by circlecity
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To: DallasBiff

From Barmaid to Queen ... Makes me want to vote for her ... Bwhahahahahaha


12 posted on 12/18/2024 9:26:46 AM PST by antidemoncrat ( )
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To: DallasBiff

The Democrat Party denied a woman of color a position of power. Once again, their racism and sexism are on display.


13 posted on 12/18/2024 9:46:42 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: DallasBiff

They should join the Green Party...

Split the vote.


14 posted on 12/18/2024 10:16:41 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: DallasBiff

Watching the corporate democrats and the progressive democrats trying to come up with a strategy for 2026 & 2028 should be a lot of fun.

AOC has already been bought off, the “true believer” liberal crusaders just don’t know it yet.

I hope she throws her pink hat in the ring and eventually makes a run.


15 posted on 12/18/2024 10:37:07 AM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: DallasBiff

Shre always looks angry... or something is wedged up in her bottom.


16 posted on 12/18/2024 10:46:37 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: DallasBiff

AOC represents the radical hard left, seems like the party has learned from the elections and are tacking back towards center...


17 posted on 12/18/2024 11:03:05 AM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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To: SteveinSATX

Bingo, we have a winner!


18 posted on 12/18/2024 11:13:44 AM PST by Rowdyone (Vigilence)
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To: brownsfan

Spot on A+


19 posted on 12/18/2024 12:05:58 PM PST by Vaduz
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To: brownsfan

NEEDS TO BE A POSTER


20 posted on 12/18/2024 12:52:05 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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