{"id":2380711,"date":"2024-12-16T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-loses-key-vote-for-top-democratic-spot-on-oversight-committee-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T18:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:22:28","slug":"aoc-loses-key-vote-for-top-democratic-spot-on-oversight-committee-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-loses-key-vote-for-top-democratic-spot-on-oversight-committee-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC loses key vote for top Democratic spot on Oversight Committee &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-loses-key-vote-for-top-democratic-spot-on-oversight-committee-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses a \u2064recent political\u200b progress where Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez \u200b(D-NY) lost \u200ba notable vote \u200cto\u2063 Gerry Connolly, who was backed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for a top position\u200d on the Democratic Oversight \u200dCommittee. \u2064This outcome signifies a \u2062setback for Ocasio-Cortez as she seeks to assert her influence\u200c within the party amidst ongoing challenges and competition\u2064 for leadership roles. The context suggests \u2063a competitive\u2063 environment \u200bwithin the Democratic Party, highlighting the dynamics of power \u2062and \u200csupport among its \u2062members.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">AOC loses key vote to Pelosi-backed Gerry Connolly for top Democratic spot on Oversight Committee<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1911619\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-NY) bid to become the most powerful <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrat<\/a> on the influential House Oversight Committee took a fatal blow Monday after the party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-washington-blm-alliance-begins-lobbying-state-legislature-demands-gov-inslee-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis\/\" title=\"New \u2018Washington BLM Alliance\u2019 Begins Lobbying State Legislature, Demands Gov. Inslee Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis\">steering committee<\/a> selected Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) over the&nbsp;progressive &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; member.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats&rsquo; steering committee selected Connolly, who had the backing of&nbsp;former House Speaker&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA), over Ocasio-Cortez during its meeting on Monday evening, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3253191\/capitols-new-crop-yassamin-ansari-lead-democrat-freshman-class-global-local-political-experience-at-her-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YASSAMIN ANSARI WILL LEAD DEMOCRATIC FRESHMAN CLASS WITH GLOBAL AND LOCAL POLITICAL EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connolly has served 16 years on the Oversight Committee, but his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-loses-key-vote-for-top-democrat-spot-on-oversight-committee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"AOC loses key vote for top Democrat spot on Oversight Committee - Washington Examiner\">candidacy faced concerns due<\/a> to his recent cancer diagnosis. House Democrats have also been reckoning with the party&rsquo;s 2024 losses, sparking a movement to usher fresh voices such as Ocasio-Cortez into Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez was backed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while the New Democrat Coalition supported Connolly.&nbsp;Pelosi, who fractured her hip over the weekend,&nbsp;was rumored to be whipping votes on behalf of Connolly, which likely led to his&nbsp;success.<\/p>\n<p>The New York congresswoman&rsquo;s steering committee loss for the leadership spot is a significant setback for progressives, who have been vocal about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3255894\/progressives-call-major-dnc-reforms-reel-working-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rekindling the Democrats&rsquo; relationship with working-class voters<\/a>&nbsp;since the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">2024 election showed blue-collar support trending<\/a> toward President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite losing the support of the steering committee, Ocasio-Cortez still plans to move forward with the full caucus vote, one House Democrat confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, where she may have better chances. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And she still has a path to win,&rdquo; the House Democrat said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3240242\/fresh-faces-house-ready-roll-up-sleeves-119th-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>THE FRESH FACES OF THE HOUSE WHO ARE READY TO &lsquo;ROLL UP&rsquo; THEIR SLEEVES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, the steering committee&rsquo;s selection of Connolly may signify that the Democratic Party is not ready to heed the wishes of younger members to reshape the caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-sees-possible-oversight-ranking-member-bid-as-moment-of-generational-change\/\" title=\"AOC sees possible Oversight ranking member bid as &#039;moment of generational change&#039;\">2024 election highlighted<\/a> a stark generational divide between the older establishment of the party and the newer generation of lawmakers such as Ocasio-Cortez, who are well-versed in social media and unafraid to go toe to toe with their colleagues both across the aisle and within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1911619\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911619\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC&#8217;s bid for Oversight Committee leadership fails to Connolly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2380712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-AOC-yyi8112.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8334,32923,46928,46155],"class_list":["post-2380711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aoc","tag-democratic-party","tag-key-vote","tag-oversight-committee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-AOC-yyi8112.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380711"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380715,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380711\/revisions\/2380715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}