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Democrats face a reckoning over seniority as young members claw for change
Democrats have been plagued by recent deaths and absent ailing members, fueling the younger generation's argument that fresh ...
Age-old seniority question divides Democrats as Biden returns to national spotlight
The age-old seniority question has returned to the fold of the Democratic Party as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., ...
Liberals rail at establishment: ‘Too many corporate, establishment politicians’
Progressive Democrats are on a tear. The party liberals — particularly younger voices, in Congress and outside of it — are ...
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AOC Turns Down New Party Role, Makes 'Seniority' Dig
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has career options, but one thing she won't be doing is vying for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee. "It's actually clear to me that the ...
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Democrats should have elevated AOC when they had the chance
House Democrats' devotion to seniority is getting in the way of the party's fight against President Donald Trump.
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AOC Pulls Herself From Consideration for Top Democratic Slot on Oversight Committee, Citing Her Party’s Preference for ‘Seniority’
The New York congresswoman previously lost a campaign for the seat back in December to a septuagenarian lawmaker.
Ocasio-Cortez Won’t Push for House Oversight Role
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Democrats’ emphasis on seniority led her not to seek a leadership role on the powerful Oversight Committee.