AOC says Pelosi, Schumer need to go, but warns of Democratic power vacuum

[mystery-ak]

AOC says Pelosi, Schumer need to go, but warns of Democratic power vacuum
AOC shot down the possibility of running for the position anytime soon
By Megan Henney | Fox News

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes the Democratic Party needs new leaders.

The progressive firebrand said it's time for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to go — but warned of a power vacuum that could be filled by "nefarious forces" who are "even more conservative" than the caucuses' current leaders during a podcast interview on "The Intercept" that aired Thursday.

"I do think we need new leadership in the Democratic Party," Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said. "I think one of the things that I have struggled with, I think that a lot of people struggle with, is the internal dynamics of the House has made it such that there [are] very little options for succession."

Pelosi, 80, sailed to reelection as speaker in a virtual caucus vote last month despite a spate of Democratic losses in the 2020 election, a night in which the party expected to see big wins but instead suffered some surprising defeats. While she did not face any challenges, Pelosi will need to secure a simple majority - 218 Democratic votes - by the full House of Representatives in order to maintain her gavel.

With one of the thinnest majorities in decades, Pelosi can only afford to lose a handful of Democratic votes or risk losing the contest. 

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-nancy-pelosi-chuck-schumer-new-democratic-leadership

[Cyber Liberty]

AOC would be glad to fill the "vacuum" with her own self, "Vacuum Head."

[corbe]

AOC calls for Schumer and Pelosi to be replaced

by Mike Brest, Breaking News Reporter
December 16, 2020 11:01 AM

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for the Democratic Party's congressional leaders to stand aside so the "next generation" of leaders can assume their role.

The New York congresswoman hasn't been shy in criticizing members of her own party, but this was a direct shot at party leadership. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, 70, was reelected to be the leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus in November, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 80, is expected to retain her role in the House, but she has said it would be her last term in the leadership position.

Ocasio-Cortez, who was recently reelected for the first time, told the Intercept in an interview published on Wednesday, "We need new leadership in the Democratic Party."

“A lot of this is not just about these two personalities but also about the structural shifts that these two personalities have led in their time in leadership," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The structural shifts of power in the House, both in process and rule, to concentrate power in party leadership of both parties, frankly, but in Democratic Party leadership to such a degree that an individual member has far less power than they did 30, 40, 50 years ago.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-speaker

[Fishrrman]

Not only is she goin' after Schumer now, I'll reckon she runs against him in 2022 when his seat is up for re-election...

[mountaineer]

This must be the Democrat power vacuum of which she squawks:

Daniel Turner@DanielTurnerPTF
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was DENIED a seat on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
She was blocked by her own fellow Democrats.
This a huge setback for her socialist Green New Deal.
While an embarrassing defeat for @AOC, it's a win for the American people!
10:15 AM · Dec 18, 2020