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lame54

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1. How'd that work out for you?

Reply to HereForTheParty (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 10:03 AM

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Connolly: Generational change is "nonsense"; Dems want someone "qualified" who has "proved their mettle" [View all] HereForTheParty Dec 25 OP

How'd that work out for you? lame54 Dec 25 #1

He won the position he was after. jimfields33 Dec 25 #29

Well we're all good then! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 25 #30

Hopefully he does a great job. jimfields33 Dec 25 #31

Ok, I guess displacedvermoter Dec 25 #2

Yeah, but if voters don't vote that way you lose the battle and maybe the war. Bidens, Pelosis advise,... dutch777 Dec 25 #3

Read the room, dude. yardwork Dec 25 #4

We're tired of the same old, same old Ritabert Dec 25 #5

The mettle sure is working well for the poor malaise Dec 25 #6

Reaching across the aisle to far and too often.... CoopersDad Dec 25 #8

"Proved" on what evidence? no_hypocrisy Dec 25 #7

Neither Connolly nor Pelosi will be in congress after 2028 Fiendish Thingy Dec 25 #9

Jfc, what a slam on AOC 🤬 Arazi Dec 25 #10

Same old, same old. Apply after you get more experience, but GPV Dec 26 #40

What's crazy is Obama had 2 years in the Senate Arazi Dec 26 #45

Adaptability is also necessary. Ocelot II Dec 25 #11

Agree. Experience is valuable and I would not wnylib Dec 25 #25

Yes!!! Alliepoo Dec 25 #32

That generational change worked for the men in the room WhiteTara Dec 25 #12

correct Skittles Dec 25 #28

It makes me want to scream WhiteTara Dec 26 #44

it is especially difficult when men of color SIDE with them because of misogyny Skittles Dec 26 #46

Yeah, amazing we didn't win when you think of all those hot Connolly rallies BeyondGeography Dec 25 #13

This proves his point because Harris had excitement and huge turnout at rallies and lost. JI7 Dec 25 #14

Not really a great comparison given COVID in 2020 limited Biden's rallies EdmondDantes_ Dec 25 #18

He didn't get much turnout even before then JI7 Dec 25 #19

People were being kept in refrigeration trucks converted to morgues Trenzalore Dec 25 #23

What exactly are Democrats supposed to change. J_William_Ryan Dec 25 #15

The exact opposite, of course Cirsium Dec 25 #17

Absolutely nothing. Crunchy Frog Dec 26 #38

People who think Democrats need to change don't know the Democratic Party. betsuni Dec 26 #39

I'm 61. Connolly is plain wrong about that. harumph Dec 25 #16

He's being tone deaf JustAnotherGen Dec 25 #20

We've seen a lot of that so called "qualified" politician who has "proved their mettle". Autumn Dec 25 #21

Gerry Connolly turns 75 in around 3 months Celerity Dec 25 #24

That's even worse. I have no respect left. Autumn Dec 26 #41

And how the heck are younger people Alliepoo Dec 25 #33

Barack Obama, JFK, Bill Clinton Trenzalore Dec 25 #22

This IS why we lose and will CONTINUE TO LOSE. onecaliberal Dec 25 #26

Post removed Post removed Dec 25 #27

The guy has throat cancer. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 25 #34

If they had the required mettle Crunchy Frog Dec 26 #35

It's not working Connolly ThePartyThatListens Dec 26 #36

Absolutely! We couldn't have arrived at our current Oligarchy without the qualified Centrists at the helm of our Party. jalan48 Dec 26 #37

It's really hard for Silent Gen and Boomers to give up power roles Maeve Dec 26 #42

I'm suspicious of "generational change" for its own sake, but.... Happy Hoosier Dec 26 #43