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AOC loses key vote to Pelosi-backed Gerry Connolly for top Democratic spot on Oversight Committee
Cortez‘s (D-NY) bid to become the most powerful Democrat on the influential House Oversight Committee took a fatal blow Monday after the party’s steering committee selected Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) over the progressive “Squad” member.
AOC Fails Bid to Become Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee
It was one more loss for the “Squad” this year, and this progressive House coalition is poised to contract next year.
Progressives Up in Arms After AOC Loses Key Committee Seat
House Democrats’ decision Tuesday to go with 74-year-old Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the party’s leading voice on the House Oversight Committee was met with disappointment and anger among many progressives.
Democratic panel picks senior Rep. Gerry Connolly over AOC for top Oversight post
The race between Connolly and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had been seen as a fight over seniority as younger Democrats pushed for new blood and generational change.
Gerry Connolly defeats AOC to become top Democrat on Oversight Committee
Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia won election to serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Rep. Gerry Connolly beats AOC for coveted committee seat
Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks about beating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to take House Oversight Committee Ranking Member position.
Dems Choose 74-Year-Old Gerry Connolly Over AOC for Key Committee Role
House Democrats voted to recommend Rep. Gerry Connolly for the party’s top spot on the House Oversight Committee over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
AOC loses bid to become top Democrat on Oversight Committee
Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia won election to serve as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Progressives fume over AOC’s leadership loss: ‘Seniority issue’
Democrats elected Rep. Gerry Connolly, 74, as the next ranking member of the House Oversight Committee instead of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 35.
AOC Should Have Won This Fight
Connolly is an Oversight lifer, having served on the committee since he arrived in Congress in 2009. By all accounts, he’s ...
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Progressives Mourn AOC’s Defeat in Leadership Race: ‘Democrats Refuse to Learn Their Lesson’
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 ...
AOC Tells Democrats She’s Willing to Give Up Her Rebel Ways
Cortez, who shocked the political world in 2018 when she unseated 10-time incumbent Joe Crowley in a heated Democratic ...
Generational change meets its limits with Connolly’s win over AOC
Rep. Gerry Connolly’s triumph over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the top Democratic spot on the Oversight Committee illustrates the limits of the party’s demand for generational change, with a ...
Pelosi feud with AOC shows cracks in support for young Democrats challenging leadership
Nancy Pelosi isn't in Washington, D.C., but she is leading an effort to block Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from winning a ...
AOC's Oversight rise marks Democratic generational shift
Ocasio-Cortez has earned the support of the majority of the panel’s Democrats, based on interviews with a dozen members.