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42. Doesn't say in which direction it would be different. And that's just the opinion....

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 18, 2020, 02:06 PM

Dec 2020

....of one anonymous person.

Who knows, it might have been unanimous in favor of Representative Rice.

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Why AOC lost secret ballot for a seat on powerful House committee [View all] NurseJackie Dec 2020 OP

Who could have guessed that in a job where you have to work together that working together FSogol Dec 2020 #1

Another undercurrent that I got from the story was a distinct lack of trust... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #5

Absolutely! The outrage machine is a bottomless pit R B Garr Dec 2020 #45

+1 betsuni Dec 2020 #131

AOC doesn't help her cause when she antagonizes those she needs support. LiberalFighter Dec 2020 #85

Retweets aren't as valuable as building alliances and working to gain trust and respect. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #88

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2020 #126

That's.great advice Cary Dec 2020 #136

"The vote would have been very different if it wasn't secret." Sympthsical Dec 2020 #2

Real brave people we elect. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #11

That is just a speculation AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #39

Doesn't say in which direction it would be different. And that's just the opinion.... George II Dec 2020 #42

I wish she was more of a team player. She'd get so much farther than with her current tactics. catbyte Dec 2020 #3

Completely agree. She could accomplish much if she worked with the Democrats around her. n/t FSogol Dec 2020 #6

AOC has not bothered to make friends. True Blue American Dec 2020 #4

Her colleagues obviously don't comradebillyboy Dec 2020 #14

Good article left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #7

That part stood-out to me as well. Like a sore thumb. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #10

Well-founded, in fairness. nt Codeine Dec 2020 #20

Good article Gothmog Dec 2020 #8

The game of politics DFW Dec 2020 #9

This StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #32

Or put another way, you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. George II Dec 2020 #60

The classic way of putting it DFW Dec 2020 #77

Or you make more friends by Cha Dec 2020 #105

K & R & Thank You Budi Dec 2020 #12

Based on what I read, there's a trust problem. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #15

Yup. And its difficult to restore that necessary quality whether in business or one's personal life. Budi Dec 2020 #24

Absolutely True Blue American Dec 2020 #40

That is the most basic & sound advice one can pass down the line.. Budi Dec 2020 #53

She may be in the house a long time, but she will never be in leadership. redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #13

There are question regarding whether or not her district will continue to exist after... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #17

Always interesting! redstatebluegirl Dec 2020 #19

I have seen articles about this also Gothmog Dec 2020 #129

that doesn't mean she won't be influential unblock Dec 2020 #28

He was influential because he built relationships with and worked well with his colleagues StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #34

Thank you! True Blue American Dec 2020 #44

He earned that title for reasons listed below. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #101

agreed. i'm certainly not saying aoc is there yet. that's the point, it's only her first term. unblock Dec 2020 #113

Yes she has potential. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #117

The Senate is different, they have won a statewide office treestar Dec 2020 #110

certainly true, though teddy was from massachusetts, when it was strongly liberal unblock Dec 2020 #114

Sometimes people grow more people-smart with age and experience. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2020 #107

Fighting for the people causes "dislikes." OneBro Dec 2020 #16

John Lewis NurseJackie Dec 2020 #18

Boom! mcar Dec 2020 #22

Good trouble, indeed. OneBro Dec 2020 #26

Smile True Blue American Dec 2020 #46

That's not true. StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #35

EXACTLY. Cha Dec 2020 #123

How right you are. aidbo Dec 2020 #78

What is the "status quo" - I've seen that term and asked a number of times. Never an answer. George II Dec 2020 #81

Why is it needed to be polite to fight for other than the status quo? treestar Dec 2020 #111

lol that everyone is shocked the person with seniority got picked. unblock Dec 2020 #21

At the core of the anti-AOC choir, . . . OneBro Dec 2020 #36

No, you can be very successful True Blue American Dec 2020 #48

That's not even close to being true. When she is taking on Republicans OnDoutside Dec 2020 #50

I disagree. You have to support the party to some degree...and primarying sitting Democrats Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #52

She will have trouble winning future elections when her district is redrawn. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #55

True, but AOC took her seat from a 10-term sitting Democrat. OneBro Dec 2020 #70

There's that anti-democracy sentiment again. We're. Not. Republicans. Sympthsical Dec 2020 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author aidbo Dec 2020 #74

Maxine Waters lapucelle Dec 2020 #130

Same-same. OneBro Dec 2020 #137

"Same-same"? What does that even mean? lapucelle Dec 2020 #138

You're impressed with 20 to 30 year stays, I'm not. OneBro Dec 2020 #139

Why would you assume that I am impressed with something? N/T lapucelle Dec 2020 #140

Isn't that what AOC supporters complain about? treestar Dec 2020 #118

Yeah, seniority is not an absolute, and if anyone should be fast-tracked, it's aoc unblock Dec 2020 #121

Why should she be "fast-tracked"? StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #128

like i've said, she's got great potential. she's doing great for a first-termer. unblock Dec 2020 #132

That all may be true StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #134

"I'm told" is the source? bigtree Dec 2020 #23

So she lost to someone who voted against Pelosi, for an opponent from the right wing of the party. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #25

I believe she lost because of more significant reasons than that. Budi Dec 2020 #27

Not AOC. William769 Dec 2020 #30

... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #37

Define " Right Wing of the Party".. Budi Dec 2020 #38

There is no such thing as the right wing of the party...we have moderate Democrats who win Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #54

Yup. All politics is local. As the saying goes.. Budi Dec 2020 #58

AOC recently said she might leave politics and live on a farm flamingdem Dec 2020 #29

Living on a farm, you have less chance of being stabbed in the back than in politics. marie999 Dec 2020 #33

Yeah, but a farm, well, it's a whole lot of work. Politics CAN be a lot of work, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2020 #90

But you won't have a large effect treestar Dec 2020 #120

The more I hear about AOC, the more I like what she's doing. aidbo Dec 2020 #31

You mean you like her tweets? AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #43

💥 NurseJackie Dec 2020 #56

Everything. I like everything she does. aidbo Dec 2020 #61

Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #62

Ooooh is this a guessing game? Which other leader is it? aidbo Dec 2020 #75

"All the right people" mcar Dec 2020 #89

I meant what I wrote. aidbo Dec 2020 #94

Attacking other Democrats and being in bed with Justice Democrats AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #41

more attacks on AOC here bigtree Dec 2020 #49

Oddly, the posters who hate AOC with such passion Bettie Dec 2020 #63

Those attacks work both ways. Just sayin.. Budi Dec 2020 #66

That's hardly fair; AOC is the one who starts or encourages treestar Dec 2020 #119

Exactly. The election is over so no need for this obsession R B Garr Dec 2020 #141

Just wish congressional Dems were as good and effective against Republicans as they are with AOC. Yavin4 Dec 2020 #47

I'm currently searching for a list of kudos she's given to the Dems, but coming up short Budi Dec 2020 #68

Here you go. You're welcome. Yavin4 Dec 2020 #73

That's one. Budi Dec 2020 #92

Okay. Here's another one. Yavin4 Dec 2020 #93

Oh, but you see she hasn't heaped enough praise on the old guard. aidbo Dec 2020 #87

Sure. But she wouldn't have gotten it without earning the respect Hortensis Dec 2020 #51

never heard this kind of lecturing against moderates who challenged Speaker Pelosi in 2011 bigtree Dec 2020 #57

This went about as expected. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2020 #59

Transparency? Newest Reality Dec 2020 #64

I'm fine with the secret ballot on matters like this. It's a committee assignment... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #65

Well, Newest Reality Dec 2020 #67

Thanks for the clarification. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #69

You're welcome! Newest Reality Dec 2020 #71

Politics is persuasion. Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #72

Time may be running out. If her very safe district is redrawn, she'll be less competitive... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #79

Would we even be talking about her if she wasn't a Rep. In THE major media market? JCMach1 Dec 2020 #76

Your friend is very insightful. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #83

Don't read my response wrong... I like her. I just think there are more JCMach1 Dec 2020 #99

Okay. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #102

It is what it is JustAnotherGen Dec 2020 #80

That's a big consideration, isn't it? NurseJackie Dec 2020 #84

Axios? GeorgeGist Dec 2020 #82

Hang on! Let me check. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #86

LOL@ your Reality Check! Cha Dec 2020 #124

Is there something wrong with choosing Kathleen Rice? What is she, chopped liver? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2020 #91

Maybe the OP doesn't think Rep. Rice deserves the position own her own merits. Mariana Dec 2020 #127

Neither the OP nor the Axios story implies that "the only reason Rice received it" lapucelle Dec 2020 #133

Those are the natural consequences of her behavior BainsBane Dec 2020 #95

You are absolutely correct in those observations and in your explanation of consequences. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #98

Yes, saying you don't know if you want to be in politics might give the impression betsuni Dec 2020 #103

Those types of smears on the Democratic party (and leadership and candidates) ... NurseJackie Dec 2020 #104

That's the thing, those smears serve no purpose, this has been demonstrated. betsuni Dec 2020 #109

She has the innate intellectual brilliance and seems to have the personality to go either way DFW Dec 2020 #97

That's an excellent observation. Bella Abzug had a flair, but a way of alienating some.... George II Dec 2020 #100

Running against Pat Moynihan in the primary was a foolish move DFW Dec 2020 #106

At the time she was a 3-term member of Congress, that was Moynihan's first try at elected office. George II Dec 2020 #108

I was right there, two feet away from Moynihan when he did that. He was pretty sloshed. DFW Dec 2020 #112

She is brilliant. She needs to cultivate some wisdom though. Lucinda Dec 2020 #115

Not necessarily... time is running short. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #116

This has been a concern drmeow Dec 2020 #122

Hopefully she will take the lesson that her collegues don't trust her ripcord Dec 2020 #125

K&R Jamaal510 Dec 2020 #135