AOC just voted for Pelosi

[Dem4Life1102]

so please delete all posts claiming that she didn’t.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. Good luck with that n/t

[Hortensis]

26. Shhh. That vote cost her with some, but gained her the approval

of far more Democrats, including right here on DU.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

29. I understand what you're saying

Didn't realize that some were upset with her for voting for Pelosi. That's wacky IMO

[Mariana]

32. Some people are so determined to "be upset with her"

that they'll readily lie about her so they can continue to feel that way.

[Magoo48]

43. They want to tame her, rehabilitate her, protocolize her, and silence her.

I like her just the way she is.

[Hortensis]

39. Watch social media to see. There's a lot of doubt expressed

about her commitment to their causes because of votes friendly to the #corruptcorporatist Democratic Party like this. Inevitably. She's straddling two worlds. And there's a lot of Pelosi Hate.

Link to tweet

A pox on all of them…
People’s Party… Run someone against them, 2022, I say.

I guess the only good thing is this will be Pelosi’s last rodeo. In 2022 Repubs will sweep in as Austerity Joe and Co give no hope and no relief. Let America see them for the frauds they are.

[pazzyanne]

59. Count me in for approval! nt

[ShazzieB]

65. Me, too! 👍

[dchill]

2. There it is.

[servermsh]

3. Some embarrasing responses in that thread!

[mvd]

4. I thought she would

Even I would be mad if she played games now..

[Hortensis]

27. Me too. This wasn't the time to stroke her anti-Democrat donors. nt

[ancianita]

42. As soon as I heard one of the squad vote for her, I knew AOC would, too.

[Dem4Life1102]

11. Or maybe

she was in the ladies room when her group was called.

[Dem4Life1102]

14. Yes

And several democrats missed their original group and voted in the last group. As to why was not said but it could have been for many innocent reasons.

[NurseJackie]

70. LOL

[hlthe2b]

6. That is very reassuring, I agree the other thread should be deleted. Just confusion over procedural

vote, I guess.

[LisaL]

10. They are voting in groups.

Sounds like some missed their groups but are allowed to vote in a different group. Which some people might be confusing for not voting.

[Dem4Life1102]

20. I'm watching CSPAN and they never said that

[Dem4Life1102]

28. They noted that AOC wasn't there when her group was called

and that she had entered the chamber to vote with the final group. Nothing more.

[Dem4Life1102]

40. CSPAN was reporting someone's tweet

Not their own reporting. Plus the tweet was wrong. Most of the squad voted in their original groups. And they voted for Pelosi. There were 5 democrats who did not vote for Pelosi but have not seen anyone outraged about any of them.

[Dem4Life1102]

46. CSPAN didn't say it

They were reporting a third party tweet. There is a difference. Plus the tweet was inaccurate.

[Dem4Life1102]

53. Bye

[George II]

75. Play the video and turn up the sound. They did.

[Dem4Life1102]

79. Nope

The CSPAN anchor repeated a third party tweet, which was inaccurate since most of the squad had already voted. Here is CSPAN’s own Twitter home page, they don’t report it or retweet it: https://mobile.twitter.com/cspan

[Celerity]

77. Plus a million.

[George II]

74. I heard that too, didn't think to find the video. Good job!!

[Hortensis]

30. This. And try to minimize damage among those who will

be angered at their vote.

[demmiblue]

7. Some people are addicted to constant outrage.

Nancy very likely knew the key votes in advance.

[Hortensis]

34. I think it would have been dangerous NOT to commit in advance.

And I'm serious. This is not a game. And committee assignments are coming up. Not that voting for her rather than let the speakership fall to #RealCorruptCorporatistMcCarthy was even slightly more than what was expected.

[joshcryer]

8. She was making a statement.

A good statement, at that.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. I knew she would!

[soldierant]

36. I did too, or would have, had I given it a thought.

She did the last time also, and pointed out then that of the candidates, Pelosi was the most progressive.

[Gothmog]

15. Speaker Pelosi was just re-elected

Link to tweet

[Mme. Defarge]

16. Merci!

[brush]

17. She's learning.

[Dem4Life1102]

18. How so?

AOC voted for Pelosi two years ago.

[JonLP24]

19. I was about to point that out

She also resisted the #forcethevote people who were basically asking her to commit political suicide.

[wellst0nev0ter]

44. It wasn't political suicide for the conservative dems

who voted against Pelosi, so nice double standard

[JonLP24]

48. Not a double standard by me

I know it is the moderates in Congress that want Pelosi replaced more than progressives.

I'm saying the political suicide part is risking McCarthy becoming Speaker because that would be used against them.

[brush]

22. Didn't she hold out to vote last with the rest of the Squad?

That's a power move.

[Dem4Life1102]

25. No that is false

Other members from the squad voted in their original groups and voted for Pelosi. AOC along with several other democrats missed their original group and voted in the final group. Why they missed their original group is unknown but only AOC is being accused of withholding her vote. And why no outrage for the 5 democrats who didn’t vote for Pelosi?

[brush]

31. There's no outrage from me. I'm glad she voted for Pelosi.

I had heard she voted with the squad. If that's wrong, I was wrong. No biggie as far as I'm concerned.

[Dem4Life1102]

35. It's wrong

I watched the vote on CSPAN. Most of the the squad voted in their groups. Omar was called right after AOC and voted for Pelosi. AOC and several other democrats missed their original groups, for reasons unknown, and voted in the final group. Too many are pushing falsehoods about what happened and assigning bad motives to people with no evidence.

[MerryBlooms]

21. R&K Thank you.

[NightWatcher]

24. but but but Dems in disarray!!!!!!

[MustLoveBeagles]

37. K&R

Accusing her of something she didn't do isn't right.

[George II]

38. Why is this bigger news than Pelosi being elected Speaker again? By the way, she passed on....

....the first round. So she did NOT vote for Pelosi when she first had a chance to do so.

What was the reason for that?

[Dem4Life1102]

52. She and several other democrats missed

voting in their original groups. No reason has been given as to why. And I refuse to speculate regarding any of their motives without any evidence. But it is interesting that there is so little outrage for the 5 democrats who didn’t vote for Pelosi

[George II]

54. Well, I found the fact that Pelosi was elected Speaker much more newsworthy than....

....the (delayed) vote of a single member of Congress:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142658390

[Dem4Life1102]

56. I was just correcting the many false posts

claiming that AOC didn’t vote for Pelosi because I value the truth.

[George II]

57. At the time they were made, those posts weren't false. They were correct.

[Dem4Life1102]

58. No they weren't

It’s not like AOC voted for someone else or voted present then switched her vote to Pelosi. She simply missed her original group, as did several other democrats, for which there could be many reasons. Yet there were no posts about any of the other democrats who missed voting with their original groups, just ones about AOC.

[scipan]

62. If the time for voting hadn't closed yet, the post is false.

Period.

[George II]

64. Nope. Period.

[scipan]

72. Please explain.

Explain how one can say she didn't vote before the time for voting had expired.

And while you're at it, I would really like to know why you seem to hate her.

[George II]

73. No one said that.

[LanternWaste]

60. Probably because

"so little outrage for the 5 democrats who didn’t vote for Pelosi..."

Probably because they are neither seen nor treated as sacred cows. So no, not really that interesting, given that we're honest with ourselves.

[Dem4Life1102]

61. No one is a sacred cow here

So what else is new?

[Autumn]

63. I watched a few minutes, other people missed voting the first round too. Maybe she had to take a

leak. In the end she voted for her, just not to your satisfaction.

[NurseJackie]

71. LOL!

Maybe she had to take a leak.

[wellst0nev0ter]

41. So the only ones voting against Pelosi

Are the rightwingers who won't get half the blame as The Squad in these forums

[ancianita]

47. Because we're watching more closely, so speculation runs on. It's not that big a deal to wonder.

I trust there's no bad faith here about any Democrats.

[wellst0nev0ter]

49. "No bad faith"

Rep. Kathleen Rice has captured a prized seat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee after a contentious showdown with fellow New Yorker, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Rice and Ocasio-Cortez have been battling behind the scenes for weeks to secure one of the few open seats on the exclusive committee, which oversees everything from health care policy to climate issues. Tensions spilled into the open Thursday in a private meeting of the Steering and Policy Committee, where Democrats were forced to choose between the two members in a tense — and awkward — secret ballot vote.

Rice ultimately won in a lopsided vote of 46-13, though it wasn’t without some drama after some moderate Democrats openly criticized Ocasio-Cortez.

-snip-

Rice, who had been expected to get the seat, attempted to block Pelosi from leading House Democrats in the 116th Congress and is now seen as a crucial vote for the speaker this time around since Democrats have a slimmer majority. It’s a big turnaround for the Long Island Democrat and former prosecutor: after she spoke out against Pelosi’s speakership, Rice was denied a seat on her preferred committee — Judiciary — just two years ago.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/kathleen-rice-aoc-house-committee-448001

It's been clear for a while that the Dem leadership doesn't really mind challengers as long as they are coming from the right.

[ancianita]

50. I hear you. Thanks for the history. I was just referring to DU.

[klook]

55. Has she set up her district office yet?

Oh, sorry, that was the theme two years ago.

In case it's not obvious (and it usually isn't on these threads):

[judesedit]

66. lol. I love both of those women. You go, girls!

Neither one is afraid to fight for what they believe in.

[PatrickforO]

67. Glad to see that. There needs to be a change, but I think Pelosi needs to be Speaker

for just a bit longer - she's said two years, and I'm good with that. Let the party further build its bench strength. Then make the change.

[fishwax]

68. haters gonna hate

[LizBeth]

69. Good for her, I am glad to her it.

[OhNo-Really]

76. She is an awesome young woman

I leave this planet with hope as young people call out the political bull shit.

I hope Speaker Pelosi & Adam Schiff are mentoring the young Representatives. Such bright new stars