{"id":2381198,"date":"2024-12-17T21:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-fume-over-aocs-leadership-loss-seniority-issue-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T21:48:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:48:24","slug":"progressives-fume-over-aocs-leadership-loss-seniority-issue-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-fume-over-aocs-leadership-loss-seniority-issue-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives fume over AOC\u2019s leadership loss: \u2018Seniority issue\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fprogressives-fume-over-aocs-leadership-loss-seniority-issue-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=2381198&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>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently lost\u200d a bid for a leadership \u200cposition on the House oversight Committee to Rep.\u200c Gerry Connolly \u2063(D-VA), \u200chighlighting a growing rift within the Democratic Party. The defeat of the young progressive ocasio-Cortez, who aimed to become the youngest chairperson of a \u200dHouse committee, has sparked frustration among her supporters. Many\u2062 progressives believe her loss reflects a\u2062 resistance to\u200c generational change, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccormick-sees-opportunity-in-pennsylvania-senate-debates-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"McCormick sees opportunity in Pennsylvania Senate debates - Washington Examiner\">established party figures<\/a>,\u200c including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, backed Connolly, an older \u2063candidate. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s supporters argue that her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a> and ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-barron-trump-has-taken-on-an-important-campaign-role-is-helping-father-reach-key-demographic\/\" title=\"Report: Barron Trump Has Taken on an Important Campaign Role, Is Helping Father Reach Key Demographic\">engage younger\u200b voters<\/a> are invaluable assets. Connolly&#8217;s victory was\u2063 attributed to significant backing from the democratic establishment, while Ocasio-Cortez received support mainly\u200d from progressive allies. Despite \u200dher defeat\u2014131 votes to 84\u2014Ocasio-Cortez expressed \u2064determination to continue\u2064 her work, signaling the ongoing struggle between progressives\u200c and establishment \u200bDemocrats within the\u200b party.  <\/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\">Progressives fume over AOC&rsquo;s leadership loss: &lsquo;Seniority issue&rsquo;<\/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_1905713\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20READ%20MORE%20FROM%20THE%20WASHINGTON%20EXAMINER\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>&rsquo;s (D-NY) loss to a senior colleague for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">plum committee leadership position<\/a> has progressives fuming, highlighting the deepening divide between factions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After assuming office nearly six years ago, the 35-year-old New Yorker recently mounted a bid to become the top Democrat on the influential House Oversight Committee. As a young progressive, Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s move challenged Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), 74, an establishment candidate backed by old-guard Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3262699\/aoc-effort-lead-democrats-house-oversight-fails-connolly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">won<\/a> the coveted committee position during a caucus vote Tuesday, defeating Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s effort to become the Democratic Party&rsquo;s youngest House committee chairperson. Her loss provoked ire from progressives, who said they were upset that party chiefs, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), refused to back &ldquo;generational change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m disappointed,&rdquo; Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT), an Ocasio-Cortez ally and the vice chairwoman for new members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/17\/aoc-loses-gerry-connolly-democrats-oversight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;I know Gerry will do a great job. But there&rsquo;s no substitute for having someone in that position that literally has millions of Americans following her&rdquo; on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that the seniority issue in this building gets in the way,&rdquo; Balint added. &ldquo;Our people back home, they don&rsquo;t care about seniority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC host Joy Reid reacted to Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s loss by saying the Democratic Party is &ldquo;hanging onto their gerontocracy and consultant class at the expense of their most loyal voters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-embed wp-block-embed-bluesky-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:hxhndrm5u3p2lknkw73f2ojb\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ldjin6g4h222\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreihcrtonf7adn7jvogac5jp66rynoyhyry3qw3kpbj4tckp2izkxti\">\n<p lang=\"en\">At this point almost nothing the Democratic Party does makes any damned sense. They are hanging onto their gerontocracy and consultant class at the expense of their most loyal voters. And let&#8217;s just be clear, they&#8217;ll be fine while our communities pay the price.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:hxhndrm5u3p2lknkw73f2ojb?ref_src=embed\">Joy-Ann Reid (@joyannreid.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:hxhndrm5u3p2lknkw73f2ojb\/post\/3ldjin6g4h222?ref_src=embed\">2024-12-17T18:41:47.588Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>AOC&rsquo;s defeat was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/17\/aoc-loses-gerry-connolly-democrats-oversight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> caused in part by old-guard members of her party angered by her past efforts to upset Democratic incumbents by boosting their primary challengers.<\/p>\n<p>By and large, establishment Democrats, including the New Democratic Coalition and Pelosi, backed Connolly.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Ocasio-Cortez garnered allies from the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.&nbsp;The majority of the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, many of them relatively young members with progressive views, also backed Ocasio-Cortez, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/11\/aoc-oversight-generational-shakeup-00193849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>  report.<\/p>\n<p>But when the entire Democratic caucus voted on the committee role during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, Connolly, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, bested the New Yorker 131-84.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tried my best,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said in a<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/aoc.bsky.social\/post\/3ldjg3xqaos2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> post<\/a> to Bluesky. &ldquo;Sorry I couldn&rsquo;t pull it through everyone &mdash; we live to fight another day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Connolly, a 16-year House veteran, told reporters following the vote that he believed &ldquo;my colleagues were measuring their votes by who&rsquo;s got experience, who&rsquo;s seasoned, who can be trusted, who&rsquo;s capable, and who&rsquo;s got a record of productivity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that prevailed,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s committee defeat comes as she has garnered a high-profile status as a rising star in the Democratic Party. Known for her open communication style and spontaneous Instagram live streams, which differ from the majority of the establishment Democratic caucus, she has built a large following on social media and enjoys broad support in her district, even among residents who voted for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>It is her modern style of communication and cross-ticket appeal that has many progressives fuming that she was blocked from the important committee assignment. They argued Tuesday that Democrats&rsquo; &ldquo;refusal&rdquo; to embrace change will only lead to more losses for the party in the wake of bruising defeats in the Senate and White House last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats refuse to learn their lesson,&rdquo; progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen warned. &ldquo;Refuse to take generational change seriously. Refuse to spotlight the party&rsquo;s most effective communicators.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-embed wp-block-embed-bluesky-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:vocg5apjrlm7dfptvy6qbrfy\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ldjduqaw622q\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibvkmbr7h2deac3b4dqo2bndlhcyhxopfvbwefilmhkvmsoyrosna\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Democrats refuse to learn their lesson. Refuse to take generational change seriously. Refuse to spotlight the party&rsquo;s most effective communicators.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:vocg5apjrlm7dfptvy6qbrfy?ref_src=embed\">Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:vocg5apjrlm7dfptvy6qbrfy\/post\/3ldjduqaw622q?ref_src=embed\">2024-12-17T17:16:32.464Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, agreed, saying, &ldquo;Valuing seniority over political and messaging chops is exactly how Democrats got into this mess in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although Ocasio-Cortez lost the battle to be the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, many Democrats still see a bright future for her leading the party.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The view of her is evolving,&rdquo; Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/17\/aoc-house-democrat-leadership-oversight-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;She seems to have changed her approach to legislating, and I think she&rsquo;s figured out how to rock the boat without tipping it over.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to need more players like that going forward,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1905713\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905713\"}});<\/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>Progressives are upset over AOC&#8217;s leadership loss, citing seniority issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2381199,"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\/12\/AOC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8334,47016,11763],"class_list":["post-2381198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aoc","tag-leadership-loss","tag-progressives"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AOC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381198","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381198"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381202,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381198\/revisions\/2381202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}