Connolly secured his position on the pivotal Oversight Committee after leaders in the House Democratic caucus—most notably former Speaker Nancy Pelosi—backed Connolly’s bid over Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.
While other Democratic leaders have been fumbling for a response to Trump, the administration has been in a public feud with Ocasio-Cortez. Tom Homan, Trump’s handpicked immigration czar, has even called on the Department of Justice to investigate the congresswoman after she advised migrant communities of their constitutional rights.
In contrast to Connolly’s pro-compliance message, Ocasio-Cortez recently wrote, “America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.”
Why are so many people stuck on a single comment he made during the DNC chair campaign when he was asked if he’d take donations from billionaires?
Do you legitimately think he’d have won the chair election by answering no?
And why did so many people all discover this comment from over a month ago about 48 hours ago?
I’m legitimately asking because I followed the chair election pretty damn closely, and even at the time it was made it just wasn’t a big deal…
But most importantly:
I didn’t say he should be, I said I want to include him.
He has a long and respectable history at the state level, and I have no reason not to be optimistic that he’ll stay that way…
Yet.
So I want him to keep doing the right thing and earn on a spot on that list.