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Far left New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has lost her bid to be the top dog on the House Oversight Committee.
There have been rumors swirling around Washington that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was working behind the scenes to tank AOC’s bid, but Pelosi has been busy overseas dealing with a broken hip after a nasty fall.
Adding insult to AOC’s injury, she not only lost this race, she lost big, bested by Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia.
FOX News reports:
AOC loses bid to be top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee
Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was defeated in her bid to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, losing to Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia.
Connolly, 74, bested the 35-year-old Ocasio-Cortez with 131 to 84 votes in what is seen as a blow for progressives who backed Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the progressive “Squad.”
“I thank my colleagues for their support and the confidence they’ve placed in me to lead House Democrats on the Oversight Committee,” Connolly said in a statement after being elected by the House Democratic Caucus.
Connolly called out “the Republican playbook,” in which…
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