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Jay C1/29/2019 11:19:34 am PST

re: #455 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

re: #454 Belafon

Because Speaker Pelosi is where she needs to be.

It was mentioned upthread that might be the optimum spot for AOC when Nancy retires…

Not really. Nancy Pelosi has said that she will retire, presumably not running for reelection, after the 2022 elections; so even assuming (a good bet, IMO) that AOC will also be back in Congress, she will still only be starting her third term in the House (and still not be eligible for the Presidency!) And like it or not, the seniority system still holds sway in Congress: vaulting from “sophomore” status to the Speakership seems like a fairly unreasonable goal. For now. However, some other leadership position (like Dem Whip, say)? Quite doable…