Liberal media hosts slam Democratic Social gathering after AOC loses prime spot on Home Oversight Committee

Left-leaning media hosts have spoken out in opposition to the Democratic Social gathering, particularly their older members after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez misplaced her bid to be the highest Democrat on the Home Oversight committee to Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes particularly signaled out former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi throughout his present on Tuesday for her assist for Connolly. 

Connolly, 74, bested the 35-year-old Ocasio-Cortez with 131 to 84 votes in what’s seen as a blow to the progressive wing of the social gathering. 

“However now Pelosi whipped votes to guarantee that Connolly obtained the Oversight job over the younger star within the social gathering, even because the 84-year-old Pelosi is recovering from hip surgical procedure after struggling a fall. It seems like a second of real insanity,” Hayes mentioned, referencing the current accident and hospitalization Pelosi suffered whereas touring overseas for work. 

Liberal media hosts rushed to defend Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and referred to as out Democrats after the progressive misplaced her bid to be prime Democrat on Home Oversight.  (Left to proper: (Photograph by Arturo Holmes/Getty Pictures for ESSENCE), (Photograph by Alex Wong/Getty Pictures), (Photograph by Steve Zak Pictures/FilmMagic), (ABC/Lou Rocco) )

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Hayes argued Democrats wanted to take the difficulty of age critically after it turned a difficulty within the 2024 election. 

“And Democrats aren’t taking this difficulty critically, regardless of all the things that’s occurred. However they should,” Hayes declared, referring to how the superior ages of each the late Supreme Courtroom Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Biden have resulted in political losses for the Democratic Social gathering. 

Fellow MSNBC host Pleasure Reid additionally referred to as consideration to the age difficulty after Connolly gained over Ocasio-Cortez. 

“[The] gerontocracy looks as if it’s intractable,” Reid mentioned. “I recall when Barack Obama was elected, he form of pushed apart the DNC and created his personal group as a result of I believe there’s a frustration with the kind of creaky means the DNC operates.” 

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Reid mentioned that the Democratic Social gathering is dominated by “donors and consultants and people who find themselves locked within the previous methods of doing issues. They wish to promote on TV. Look, I’m for TV, I like TV, I work on TV, however they don’t wish to do the kind of new world media. However then AOC is so good at it.”

“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin additionally took difficulty with Ocasio-Cortez’ loss and spoke out in favor of her progressive insurance policies, which she argued must be common amongst all People.

“She has been demonized by the precise, and she or he’s been demonized as this, like, too progressive far-left individual, and I wish to attempt to set the file straight as a result of if she is just too progressive, then the Democrats actually are going to lose the working class,” Hostin mentioned Wednesday. 

Hostin touted Ocasio-Cortez’ platform, noting she supported well being take care of all folks, reasonably priced housing, rebuilding the unions, federal job assure, free public school, creating clear vitality jobs, paid parental go away and increasing protections for the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.

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Hostin added, “If that’s too progressive for this nation, then that’s an issue for the Democrats, and that’s an issue, fairly frankly, for this nation.”

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed again on Hostin and mentioned folks weren’t supportive of Ocasio-Cortez’ Inexperienced New Deal insurance policies, arguing that it will take away plenty of jobs. 

Hostin insisted it will create “thousands and thousands” of jobs.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is seen in Cannon Tunnel on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Pictures)

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An MSNBC column, written by Hayes Brown, additionally took goal on the social gathering. 

“In rejecting AOC’s bid, Democrats have dedicated a serious unforced error within the social gathering’s battle to outline its future,” Brown wrote. 

Brown referred to as out Pelosi’s position in whipping votes for Connolly and argued Ocasio-Cortez was the higher messenger for Democrats.

“Extra bluntly, it will have served Democrats to contemplate which candidate will make the higher messenger for Democratic voters desirous to see the incoming Trump administration met head-on. Is the face that the social gathering needs to place ahead actually an previous guard, completely common member of the caucus, chosen primarily for his time served over his capability to interrupt down a posh subject or electrify a crowd?” Brown added.

The MSNBC author concluded that Ocasio-Cortez was who Democrats wanted “to energise a demoralized base” after Trump’s win. 

Fox Information’ Jeffrey Clark and Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.