Dec 17, 2024 - Politics & Policy
AOC's transformation
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She lost today, but Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) colleagues are already pitching her for another leadership bid in the near future.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries thinks Ocasio-Cortez will make it into leadership in the near-term, he told us today.
Why it matters: Ocasio-Cortez, 35, has transformed from a progressive bomb-thrower to member-in-good-standing of the Democratic establishment.
- "I think she's figured out how to rock the boat without tipping it over," Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) told us.
Let's go to the tape:
- AOC promised yesterday to stop supporting primary challengers to fellow House Democrats — after being pressed on it during her bid to become ranking member on House Oversight.
- She went under the wing of Oversight ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), another progressive beloved by Democratic leaders, becoming his vice chair and helping lead Democrats' defense against GOP investigations into President Biden.
- She also touted her support for colleagues in recent congressional elections, and for the Biden and Harris campaigns, during her campaign for Oversight.
— Andrew Solender
