MSNBC host Jane Psaki Chiding Democrats for missing a “huge opportunity” to apply the lessons they should have learned from their brutal defeat in the 2024 election, young, “media-savvy” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. should have left for the top Democratic spot. House Oversight Committee.
“Instead, they chose Congressman Gary Connolly, a very senior member who had the support of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi,” Biden’s former press secretary said on a recent episode of “Inside with Jane Psacki.” said during
“Why does it matter?” he continued. “This is one of the few congressional committees that actually generates national attention or media coverage. Under Jamie Raskin, it became an important platform for Republicans to counter disinformation. I have the utmost respect for … and nothing against Congressman Connolly. Absolutely, this felt like a clear opportunity to put into practice some of the lessons we should have learned from the November election.”
“Instead, Democrats tapped one of the youngest, most media-savvy members of Congress for a key public leadership role.”
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United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Chattel testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., July 22, 2024, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Addressed while giving. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Democrats earlier this month defeated Rep. Connolly, D-Va., 74, over the 35-year-old “squad” member by a vote of 131 to 84. dealt a blow to the progressive wing of the party by electing The ranking Democrat on the panel will face off daily with Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who himself suggested he would like to see Rep. Ocasio-Cortez appointed to the post because he is more of a “socialist” Democratic Party. Reflects correctly. The theory
Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram Called the meeting “a blow to the youth movement within the Democratic Party”, as the divide between young and old threatens to be “wedge-shaped” by the Democratic coalition.
Biden’s former challenger, Rep. Dan Phillips, D-Minn., who will soon retire from Congress, has criticized the party for abandoning younger talent within the party in favor of retaining the old guard.
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Jane Psaki speaks on stage during Jane Psaki in Conversation with Lawrence O’Donnell – Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House and the World at 92NY on May 8, 2024 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
“It’s time to elevate the best and the brightest. We’ve literally blocked them from rising to leadership positions, which means they go elsewhere. And when we’re passionate, capable, loving “When the country loses that kind of talent from young Americans, we’re in trouble,” he said.
Representative Connolly In contrast, he insisted that the old-versus-young debate is a “false narrative, frankly, put forth by the media”.
Other Left media personalities criticized the party for the loss of the AOC.
“Pelosi voted to ensure that Connolly got the job of overseeing the young star in the party, even as Pelosi, 84, was recovering from hip surgery after a fall. That’s true madness. Feels like the moment,” said MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.
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MSNBC’s Joy Reid similarly criticized the decision.
“[The] gerontocracy seems like it’s complicated,” he said. “I remember when Barack Obama was elected, he pushed the DNC aside and created his own organization because I think the DNC staff were Such a crisp approach is disappointing.”
Fox News’ Chad Pargram and Hannah Penrick contributed to this report.