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75-Year-Old Democrat Who Beat AOC for Key Role Resigns After 4 Months (www.jezebel.com)
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[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I hate to say “I told you so,” but AOC very obviously should have been tapped for this position from the start. It shouldn’t have taken a 75-year-old man receiving a second cancer diagnosis for the party to see that. But at the very least, Democrats now have a second chance to do the right thing—the smart thing, the thing that people who actually want to win would do…

embrace the hate. I sure as hell do everytime some geriatric dnc cryptkeeper dribbles out another excuse as to why the party has not pushed the next generation forward.

best make sure the yunguns are put forward with the supporting collective knowledge of the dnc corpses still able to gurgle out historical advice and experience. whatever happens, those who will inherit this mess will need to consider options and make the decisions from now on.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 weeks ago

It shouldn’t have taken a 75-year-old man receiving a second cancer diagnosis for the party to see that.

To be clear on the timeline:

  1. He ran a campaign insisting he was healthy and fit for office.

  2. The day after the election he announced he "just found out" he had cancer.

  3. When running for the chair of this committee just months later, he acted like there was no logical reason someone could believe cancer at 75 would effect his ability to fight fascism.

And Pelosi and the (prior) DNC supported him thru all three of those steps.

Like, he clearly lied about when he knew, and he was awarded by the (again, not current) party for it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

But at the very least, Democrats now have a second chance to do the right thing—the smart thing, the thing that people who actually want to win would do…

And they won't. They would bring in a dusty skeleton long before they ever give progressives a chance.