The race for the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee opened up old wounds within the Democratic coalition, revealing that the party is not yet ready to fully embrace its loudest voices on the Left.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), dubbed a Democratic “star” on the Right for her headline-grabbing quotes and confrontations, came in last among four contenders in the race to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) for the high-profile committee position.
Crockett’s loss echoes a similar defeat last year for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) when her Democratic colleagues rejected her bid for the ranking member position on the Oversight Committee. It also follows the Democratic National Committee voting to undo the vice chairman election of gun control activist David Hogg, after he
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