Summary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) lost her bid to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, defeated 131-84 by Rep. Gerry Connolly in a secret caucus vote.

Reports suggest former Speaker Nancy Pelosi actively lobbied against AOC, backing Connolly by making calls and using political capital to sway votes.

Connolly, 74, cited his experience and record as decisive factors in his victory, despite progressive disappointment over AOC’s loss.

Supporters viewed AOC’s bid as a chance to revitalize Democratic strategy, calling the outcome a missed opportunity for the party.

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Isn’t Pelosi supposed to be in an ER with a fractured ego or some shit?

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I’m just sitting here hoping her recovery is as pleasant as she is.

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Nancy wants to burn 🔥 the USA down as long as she and her friends stay wealthy

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The oligarchs want fascism. What more could a sociopath capitalist want than a fusion of their corporations and the state; a state sanctioned too-big-to-fail monopoly that is protected and enforced by the military, with socialized losses, yet privatized profits?

Competition is for chumps, and nothing more than a self serving virtue signal they will abandon for higher profits; like all the other virtues they never possessed.

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god dammit that broken hip didn’t do its fucking job

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They’re seriously using the word “schemes”? This is like one of those “I am Firm; You are Obstinate; He is a Pig-headed Fool" jokes.

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