The closed-door meeting of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which is closely aligned with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., yielded 34 votes for Connolly and 27 for Ocasio-Cortez, according to a member of the panel. The position opened up after the top Democrat on Oversight, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., challenged Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., for a similar post on the Judiciary Committee, prompting Nadler to bow out.
This is the most important point alot of my fellow leftists just refuse to accept. Because of the way our elections are structured, the only way for us to gain real electoral power is by capturing the Democratic Party and its voters. Getting success with a 3rd party is exponentially more difficult than running up the scoreboard during the primaries, even with DNC fuckery.