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From the article:

In the last three-and-a-half months, Connolly has routinely disappeared during key moments when Democrats needed visible leaders front and center, communicating to the American public and highlighting the stakes of everything that’s happening.

The function of a system is what it does. One can only presume that routinely disappearing during key moments is why the neoliberals wanted this guy.

Anyway, what's the procedure for deciding on a replacement? Is it different from the one at the start of the term, possibly with more opportunities to put a thumb on the scale? I ask because i fully expect the neolibs to try to ratfuck AOC out of the position a second time.

Edit: yep

While Connolly has stepped away from the daily rigors of the ranking membership amid a fight with esophageal cancer, he hasn’t stepped down from the position altogether. Instead, he’s tapped Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), another senior member of the Oversight Committee, to serve as interim ranking member for the indefinite future.

That move places Lynch as the top Democrat on the panel, but without the formalities — including a vote of the full caucus — required to seat a permanent ranking member.