Ocasio-Cortez takes direct shot at Pelosi and Schumer

[Tom Rinaldo]

145. Your comment is full of false assumptions

Age did factor into my considerations for the Democratic nomination, and not only do I not think Pelosi is "too old to draw breath", I think she is a very effective Democratic Speaker of the House and I have backed her consistently over the years (and have the Journal posts to prove it.)

I don't think that Biden or Schumer or Pelosi are too old to do their jobs (nor would Sanders or Warren) but collectively I think the leadership of the Democratic Party is too heavily weighted toward those over seventy while those below 50 are significantly under represented.

For the record I held back for months in deciding who to personally back for President in the primaries precisely because Bernie Sanders was in his mid to late 70's. I looked favorably on Kamala Harris partially due to her age but she was eliminated early. One reason why I initially settled on Warren was because she was younger than Sanders, until it became clear in my mind that she realistically could not win the nomination. I was open to Beto but he did not impress me enough, and yes, I thought Mayor Pete lacked sufficient experience.

Pelosi indicated previously that this would be her last term as Speaker, and I think that was a correct decision on her part. We do need some younger leaders and it is not too soon to be talking about that. I have every confidence that Nancy Pelosi's effectiveness will not be undermined by this type of discussion.