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Summary

Progressives criticized House Democrats for choosing Rep. Gerry Connolly over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee.

The 131-84 vote, reportedly influenced by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, sparked backlash against the party’s “gerontocracy,” with critics like MSNBC’s Joy Reid and others arguing it prioritizes seniority over fresh ideas.

Connolly defended the decision, citing his experience, but progressives argued it reflects the Democratic Party’s resistance to change, hindering its ability to address future challenges and energize younger voters.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Democrats don't deserve anymore support. We've got to get a party for the working class. It's just corporate whores in the GOP and DNC.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Maybe use those arms for more than just finger-wagging.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 days ago

Yeah fuck the Democrats. I'm not giving the DNC or any mainstream PACs any more money. It'll all go through AOC and Bernie from here on out. (Not that my meager contributions mean much to the DNC Corporate whores.)

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

I'll believe they are "up in arms" as soon as they actually do anything.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

And they wonder why people start hitting people over the head with hammers.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The progress wing should leave the party. Force the dems to come crawling or show their hands as sleeper Republicans

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

The frustration is real. There's a movement to create an American Labor Party. I think if it gets enough steam we might see some real change.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I'd be hopeful if it wasn't mathematically almost impossible for a third party. But as soon as it happens sign me up regardless.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Its mathematically impossible to have three parties at once that are viable. If enough democrats and republicans move to a third party that it becomes one of the big two, thats fine. The democrats can be the new green party.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

DNC: "Look what you made me do"

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

There is NO TIME to do something about the Democratic party better than NOW.

Nothing much going on, no major elections, let's just get ourselves in shape for 2028. Or 2032 of it takes that long, but DAMNIT, let's get started!

They want a leadership power struggle? They want to play games, like everything's ok, "This is fine?" Let's not. Instead of expressing disgust, wringing our hands, shaking our heads, let's start something new. RIGHT NOW.

Because even a year from now would be too late.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 100 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The DNC is a right wing corpo puppet masquerading as opposition.

They're far more comfortable with a fascist as President than they would a leftist like AOC.

Stare at what their priorities are a month before Trump takes office, sabotaging their most leftwing members. Commuting the sentences of profiteer judges. Herp derp gotta keep moving right after all! (just an aside, I love the neoliberals defending Biden's corrupt pardons as "just senile/incompetent")

Reminder: the only leftist congresspeople are spoiler candidates. The DNC promotes solely on the basis of how well you prove you can be bought by large money donors, which tells you all you need to know about who's side they're on. The same side as the Fascists on economic policy, as they get the same checks from the same oligarchs.

I've voted blue for 20 years, with my nose held hoping for harm reduction. I phonebanked for Sanders in 2 campaigns. I already know it's all a sham. You can vote whoever you want as long as they're pro corpo capitalism. But in the 2028 primary, when I see the DNC yet again doing everything they can to kneecap a progressive to install a neoliberal, I'm walking away, as it's just another system of control. The illusion of choice.

If the people won't overcome their "free market" propaganda and vote against the shape and priorities of this sociopath owned economy literally legally conning and murdering us for tidy profits, we can't be saved, and there's nothing worth saving left.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 days ago (4 children)

why are the fucking boomers so resistant of letting go of power? pelosi is 84 years old, she belongs in a nursing house, not politics

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

They're like cats with claws stuck in something. They don't even understand that letting go is a thing they could do

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

As with most people in that position, they've been fucking over people for so long that they're terrified of someone turning the tables on them. Hence gathering ungodly amounts of wealth and insulating themselves from the world.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

It's sad but true - and a very old story.

Just like, hey here's 100,000 no strings attached oh can you be at our vote on Thursday? - is a very old story.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Well... how about a third Party of Sanity?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Sounds good. . . who's running it?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Sorry. No. I did the math on this and I've determined that a vote for Sanity is just a vote for Trump.

You need to end FPTP voting first. So please call the republican congressperson in your gerrymandered district currently authoring the "Ban Liberals From Voting Act of 2025" and let them know you'd like to make it easier for him to lose. If we all work together, we can make it possible for a Libertarian to win a House Seat in 2036.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

American Libertarianism is an anti-establishment ideology that's been captured and twisted to support the core principle of the establishment, private property rights. At this point it's nothing more than a sick joke.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

we can make it possible for a Libertarian to win a House Seat in 2036.

They'd have to stop switching to Republicans first.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ, these people don't learn.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Exactly. This isn't a mistake or incompetence, it's the point.

It's what they're paid to do. War over social issue symptoms with their "opposition" to present a false choice to the rubes who believe they're "free," while protecting the completely captured economy exactly as it is... From the people suffering it.

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