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Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly deflected a challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and will be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee next Congress, according to multiple sources in the room.

Connolly won the majority of the House Democratic caucus in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday after Ocasio-Cortez challenged the initial recommendation from the steering committee on Monday.

The results of the secret ballot were 131-84.

What this means for Dems: Connolly’s victory signifies the party did not want to embrace Ocasio-Cortez to lead the coveted committee, as Democrats grapple with who can be their most effective leader as they look to rebuild after Republicans swept Washington in the 2024 elections.

The position became available after the current top Democrat on Oversight, Rep. Jamie Raskin, challenged Rep. Jerry Nadler, to lead Democrats on the Judiciary Committee, prompting Nadler to bow out.

Prior to the vote, Rep. Steny Hoyer stood up in the private meeting on behalf of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and urged his colleagues to weigh deference to seniority with who is best suited for the job, according to a source in the room. Pelosi, who had hip replacement surgery after a fall in Luxembourg on Friday, had been making calls in support of Connolly, according to multiple sources.

Somebody posted on one of them newfangled social media sites you can access from your “smartphone” that this feels like the dinosaurs staring dumbly up at that meteor streaking across the Atlantic, and wondering what it all means.

Over the past seven years AOC has gone from a potential flash in the pan to the most impressive Democratic politician of her generation. Speaking of which, Joe Biden had been in the Senate for nearly 17 years already on the day Ocasio Cortez was born.

There are days when it feels like the senior Democratic leadership has learned nothing and forgotten nothing.

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