Jasmine Crockett Knocks Democrats For Being 'Really Stuck In Our Old Ways'
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The Texas congresswoman said Americans are looking to see if Democrats are willing to "shake" things up within their party.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) had a blunt message for fellow Democrats on Saturday as she weighed in on Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in a vote to become the top-ranking party member in the House Oversight Committee next month.
“While I think that both are absolutely qualified, I do think that within the Democratic caucus, we are really stuck in our old ways of doing things, which is you get there by seniority,” said Crockett in an appearance on MSNBC.
“And so if you’ve been there longer, then you get the post. And I don’t think that we fully sit there and say, ‘Who may be best equipped for this moment?’”
The support of the Democratic caucus for Connolly, who is 74-years-old, over Ocasio-Cortez, who is 35-years-old, was met with backlash from critics who have argued in favor of a new generation taking over party leadership as Republicans have control of the House, Senate and White House in 2025.
Such critics include outgoing-Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) who, in remarks published by The Boston Globe on Thursday, said she’s “trying to set a better example” as she decided to not seek reelection after six terms in Congress.
