Progressives Up in Arms After AOC Loses Key Committee Seat

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“At this point almost nothing the Democratic Party does makes any damned sense,” MSNBC’s Joy Reid wrote.

Updated Dec. 18 2024 3:35AM EST / Published Dec. 17 2024 8:36PM EST

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.

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Progressives Up in Arms After AOC Loses Key Committee Seat

“At this point almost nothing the Democratic Party does makes any damned sense,” MSNBC’s Joy Reid wrote.

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William Vaillancourt