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75-Year-Old Democrat Who Beat AOC for Key Role Resigns After 4 Months (www.jezebel.com)

submitted 2 months ago by goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 73 points 2 months ago (1 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.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months 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.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 56 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Get the dinosaurs out of the party. Now.

I'm not sorry about it anymore. No one should be. The country is falling apart because these people have all the resources and use them to make shitty decisions to empower themselves more, despite being so old that they'll never even see the return on their greed. Vote them out. We need progressives.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 3 points 2 months ago

Feel free to go do what needs to be done. They’re slow.

[–] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

He hand-picked his replacement, a racist, homophobic, anti-abortion 70-year-old

the Ken Klippenstein tweet

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

more or less the old guard DNC are the same as the gop, they both work out deals together behind the scenes, just like they did with mitch.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That was the plan all along, make sure AOC loses. The democrat party is complicit with the evils of the current regime and they have no intention of letting anybody do anything about it.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

even whitmer is starting to shill for trump, twice already.

[–] skhayfa@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Apparently Democrats take away is that he was too young. They are tapping an 87 year old next. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/30/eleanor-holmes-norton-oversight-aoc-connolly

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 months ago

87 vs 70 yr Olds fighting to prevent people who will actually be impacted from any decisions from being in charge 😭😭😭

[–] harmsy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Apparently not. The article updated some time after your comment, and now she's decided not to go for it. I guess it is possible for dinosaurs to take a hint, after all.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

AOC is going to keep capitulating to Democratic Party politics, and she's gonna keep getting shafted by it because the party structure is completely resistant to even the most minor or performative changes. Even David Hogg is getting challenged for daring to say "maybe the Democrats should do things instead of just taking up space."