A 74-year-old who is dying of cancer was chosen over a 35-year-old rising star at the insistence of an 84-year-old woman (who is currently undergoing hip replacement surgery) just months after an 81-year-old Presidential candidate was forced to drop out of the race because he showed sever symptoms of cognitive decline during a debate. If this were a satire about a gerontocracy, I would think it was too over the top.
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And a 78 year old is president elect
Oh yeah, if we're talking Republicans too, don't forget that the 82-year-old Senate minority leader, who has had mysterious freezing spells this year, was hospitalized for a fall just last week.
Are you talking about this? The guy who has cancer?
In my original comment, yes, he is the person with cancer I'm referencing. In the comment you're replying to, I'm referring to Mitch McConnell, who suddenly froze mid sentence during a press conference.. Twice.
The state of politics is truly terrifying.
What....
....are you....
talking about?
That does it for me. I'm changing my voter registration to independent. This party no longer represents me.
I did mine the day after they lost to trump again. This party needs to die so a real oligarch opposition party can take it's place.
As a young voter, I've always been Independent because I knew Democratic party was shit.
"Everyone sort of made the case that they would be the best to help change the message across the country. ... He's a very good communicator," said Beyer.
Oh yeah that's exactly what's going to fix the problem Democrats have. Electing another old ass Clinton era Democrat to a position of power. It's not like everybody's pissed at them for losing the Presidency, the House, and the Senate all in one go.
It’s not like everybody’s pissed at them for losing the Presidency, the House, and the Senate all in one go.
With their amazing communication skills.
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AOC runs several investigations that lead to results.
Connelly... Is old and has seniority.
Great fucking job Democrats. Getting my seat warmer ready for ~~2022~~ 2026 already!
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I’m glad congressional Democrats are finally taking steps to deal with their sclerotic, ineffective and increasingly out-of-touch leadership and building a future with younger—oh wait.
The thing that made me so pessimistic about the future of this country was when I learned that the people who advised Hillary's 2016 campaign were still advising Harris' 2024 campaign. They failed multiple times and the consequences have been catastrophic, but they held on to their positions anyway. I have no reason to think they won't be back in 2028, because the people who have a say in who gets party leadership are people selected by the old leadership. We need a borderline hostile takeover of the Democrat party, and after Trump did it to the Republicans, the existing powers in the Democrat party only entrenched themselves further.
They failed multiple times and the consequences have been catastrophic,
They succeeded in the only thing that matters to Democratic leadership: They kept a progressive from winning the nomination.
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The future of this country is not in the hands of the Democratic party if this is the way of things.
Leadership Democrats: Fumble the ball for three downs, then throws an interception
"Well, its no longer my fault if the opposition scores."
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She lost to a 74yr old…yeah that guy needs to retire. Get out of the fucking way.
Gerry Connolly more like Gerry Atric.
If AOC sticks with the Democratic party instead of going independent she proves the DNC was right to deny her power. Why bother caving to AOC'S demands if she will keep sheepdogging people to the party and get nothing in return?
Democrats running out of foot to shoot themselves in
AOC should abandon the Democratic party. She should join Bernie as an god-damned Independent.
She and Bernie should start a progressive party.
I'm tired of Democrats bowing to oligarchs.
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Shit like this (Pelosi putting her thumb on the scale) is why people are questioning if they'll ever vote Democrat again.
Shit like this (Pelosi putting her thumb on the scale) is why people are questioning if they’ll ever vote Democrat again.
Yep, 100% this is at Pelosi's feet. Fuck Nancy Pelosi, and honsestly fuck every D Boomer in congress who won't get out of the way for the younger generations. You are actively holding us back.
if trump keeps his promise- and this is one time I actually believe him- we won't ever have to vote democrat again!
(because he'll fuck over democracy and make that illegal.)
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Unfortunate, but it'll give her more time to work with Bernie and labor leaders to organize a general strike
They will never let her. She'll get the Bernie treatment time and again.
HEADLINE: AFTER SEVERAL BEATINGS, DEMOCRATS LEARN NO LESSONS
More the stupid us for thinking things would be any different this time.
AOC loses key vote in House Oversight race to Gerry Connolly
an Old. White. man.
Seriously. It's pissing me off; more so the republicans doing it. we need minority voices. We can't expect the republicans to do it- lets just be honest here. and I doubt very much if Connolly will be able to push back nearly as much as AOC can and will. (never mind, whether or not he's willing.)
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What they're saying: Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), a Connolly ally, acknowledged Connolly's greater seniority likely played a role in his win but argued "it wasn't just that."
It wasn't just that. He also has a penis
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Cool a 74 year old, that’s the life expectancy of a male in the US.
Senatorial class lives 10-15 years longer than their working counterparts. This is also true outside the US.
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This country is totally capable of fighting off creeping fascism. It's the Democrat leadership that's not up to the task.
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