{"id":2380872,"date":"2024-12-17T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-feud-with-aoc-shows-cracks-in-support-for-young-democrats-challenging-leadership-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:45:50","slug":"pelosi-feud-with-aoc-shows-cracks-in-support-for-young-democrats-challenging-leadership-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-feud-with-aoc-shows-cracks-in-support-for-young-democrats-challenging-leadership-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi feud with AOC shows cracks in support for young Democrats challenging leadership &#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\">32<\/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%2Fpelosi-feud-with-aoc-shows-cracks-in-support-for-young-democrats-challenging-leadership-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=2380872&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 the ongoing conflict between Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi\u200b and\u2064 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez regarding leadership \u2064positions \u200bwithin \u2064the \u200dHouse of representatives. Despite being away recovering from\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hip replacement surgery<\/a>, Pelosi is actively\u2062 working to prevent\u2063 Ocasio-Cortez from securing a \u2063senior\u2064 role on the House Oversight Committee. This decision highlights the complexities within \u200bthe Democratic Party\u2064 as Pelosi&#8217;s support for \u2062younger \u2064Democrats seems selective.the party\u2019s steering committee has endorsed Rep. Gerry\u2062 Connolly, who \u2063has Pelosi\u2019s backing, over ocasio-Cortez. The latter intends to continue her campaign for the position despite the opposition she faces. This situation illustrates the shifting dynamics and potential fractures within the party regarding leadership\u200b and support for younger representatives.  <\/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\">Pelosi feud with AOC shows cracks in support for young Democrats challenging leadership<\/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_1911940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Speaker Emerita <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) is fighting to keep Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) out of a senior position on an important committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Despite her absence from the Capitol as she recovers from hip replacement surgery in Luxembourg, Pelosi has been whipping votes to kill Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s bid to become the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee. Her opposition to the star lawmaker signals her praise of younger Democrats challenging senior leadership doesn&rsquo;t extend to all members.<\/p>\n<p>The party&rsquo;s steering committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3261479\/aoc-loses-pelosi-backed-gerry-connolly-top-democrat-spot-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">selected<\/a> Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), who had the backing of Pelosi, over Ocasio-Cortez during its meeting Monday evening, and the New Democrat Coalition, a center-left group of House<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Democrats<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3259994\/aoc-divides-house-democrats-oversight-committee-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">endorsed<\/a> Connolly on Friday. Pelosi has been making calls and campaigning on behalf of Connolly, according to <em>Punchbowl News<\/em> and <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez is planning on remaining in the run ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-loses-key-vote-for-top-democratic-spot-on-oversight-committee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"AOC loses key vote for top Democratic spot on Oversight Committee - Washington Examiner\">full caucus vote<\/a>, one House Democrat confirmed to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, she will still have to reckon with Pelosi&rsquo;s sway over the broader caucus. Her support for Connolly comes just days after she heaped praise on the idea that younger Democrats were stepping up and trying to lead committees. <\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/ncr-interview-nancy-pelosi-criticizes-pope-francis-over-china-pact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> with the <em>Catholic National Reporter <\/em>last week, Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3256239\/pelosi-praises-young-democrats-challenging-veteran-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> she was in favor of younger members running for leadership roles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m supporting the newer members who are running for office,&rdquo; Pelosi said. &ldquo;This is with all the respect in the world for the chairmen who had been there and the contribution that they had made over time. But now others have come forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I respect the fact that they&rsquo;re ready to take charge of their committees, and I support that,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly, at 74, is twice as old as the 35-year-old Ocasio-Cortez. He also announced days after the election that he has esophageal cancer, which could complicate his attendance in Congress next year. <\/p>\n<p>Despite some Democrats pointing out that Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s communication skills would be a benefit to the party on such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aides-fear-his-and-son-hunters-shady-business-deals-could-doom-his-potential-2024-campaign\/\" title=\"Biden Aides Fear His and Son Hunter&#039;s Shady Business Deals Could Doom His Potential 2024 Campaign\">high-profile committee<\/a> that relies heavily on messaging to communicate its work, Pelosi appears still to have doubts about the leading &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; member.<\/p>\n<p>The two have had a rocky relationship since Ocasio-Cortez ousted then-Rep. Joe Crowley in a primary contest in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Pelosi has been in the House since 1987 and has grappled with corralling &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; members who rode into Congress as outsiders into operating inside the institution rather than agitating against it. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez is not the only Democrat bucking tradition and trying to displace more senior members. Several lawmakers are challenging senior leaders, signaling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3249375\/democrats-break-tradition-start-challenging-unspoken-seniority-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">possible new trend<\/a> in the Democratic Party to have fresh voices to oppose President-elect Donald Trump and the Republicans&rsquo; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) challenged his friend, longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), to lead Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. On Monday, Rep. David Scott (D-GA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/16\/congress\/house-ag-committee-race-00194760?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dropped his fight<\/a> to keep his position as the ranking member on the Agriculture Committee, clearing the way for Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) to fight for the job.<\/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_1911940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911940\"}});<\/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>Pelosi&#8217;s clash with AOC reveals divisions in backing young Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2380873,"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\/Nancy-Pelosi--scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8334,5191,3928,36926,46957],"class_list":["post-2380872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aoc","tag-leadership","tag-pelosi","tag-political-feud","tag-young-democrats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nancy-Pelosi--scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380872","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380872"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380876,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380872\/revisions\/2380876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}