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Was Clay present for the meeting Pelosi held Takket Jul 2019 #1
He must have missed it. I'm sure Nancy will take him to task for this. nt Autumn Jul 2019 #2
... sheshe2 Jul 2019 #9
Thank you for the link, sheshe2! pazzyanne Jul 2019 #14
You are welcome pazzyanne! sheshe2 Jul 2019 #16
This is revolting, she mcar Jul 2019 #23
Hmmm. sheshe2 Jul 2019 #24
It isn't ok, until it is. demmiblue Jul 2019 #6
I'm glad Rep Clay is speaking out.. I don't care how Cha Jul 2019 #101
This seems to be a well coordinated attack on AOC. I'm not hearing anyone lecturing Clay Autumn Jul 2019 #125
I'm not really paying much attentionto this, tbh. demmiblue Jul 2019 #126
Its OK because he didn't use Twitter bahrbearian Jul 2019 #7
I say.. so what?.. This needs to be called out.. Cha Jul 2019 #96
That is like nails on a chalkboard.... moose65 Jul 2019 #3
I caught that too mcar Jul 2019 #4
Rep Lacy Clay is absolutely correct... Cha Jul 2019 #95
Thank you, that drives me nuts too. cwydro Jul 2019 #5
This is from a learned man? superpatriotman Jul 2019 #11
He's very well respected in his district AND the Democratic caucus.... George II Jul 2019 #38
SMH.. the Grammer Police! Black Democratic Caucus! Cha Jul 2019 #98
The grammar police must have a full time job correcting grammar here on DU redstateblues Jul 2019 #76
Especially on me!:) True Blue American Jul 2019 #105
Your deflection isn't working for me. Cha Jul 2019 #97
Well, maybe he could care less. I don't know. 3Hotdogs Jul 2019 #12
Drives you crazy, but me... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #20
Haha moose65 Jul 2019 #40
It's like "try and" instead of the correct "try to" George II Jul 2019 #36
That was a tad irksome to me also. sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #75
Man goes overboard in response to man going overboard BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #8
"We have a very thin margin of a majority" gratuitous Jul 2019 #10
Most of the frsh-faced newcomers mcar Jul 2019 #15
Howabout that virginia foxxxx... sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #25
Ugh don't remind me moose65 Jul 2019 #42
Hope you don't hafta see her pie face ever in real time. Sheesh. sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #74
I've seen her a couple of times moose65 Aug 2019 #128
Ooh, ow! She def scary! 😧 sprinkleeninow Aug 2019 #129
Do not remind me True Blue American Jul 2019 #106
There you go. That's it. sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #118
Her Justice Democrats have already decided to put Cori Bush up against Lacy Clay again.... George II Jul 2019 #39
Just waste money and time mcar Jul 2019 #44
um...to be fair, so does Pelosi shanny Jul 2019 #61
Um, no mcar Jul 2019 #63
Contrast wasn't between "the squad" and Republicans shanny Jul 2019 #70
Did any of those who tried to unseat her... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #84
Or protest at her office? mcar Jul 2019 #112
Nancy is right.. AOC is Wrong on this.. Cha Jul 2019 #99
That guy is going against True Blue American Jul 2019 #107
You put that so nice Cha Jul 2019 #108
Excellent point customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #83
I would think they'd be susceptible to the "socialism" meme mcar Jul 2019 #113
Oh, yes customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #117
+1 leftstreet Jul 2019 #67
Think again. All the loud progressives won safe seats. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #77
You're right gratuitous Jul 2019 #81
I get your point. But it makes no real point! GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #90
Agreed 10BX nt eilen Jul 2019 #109
Backbencher says wut? House of Roberts Jul 2019 #13
Wait, you're using # of Twitter followers as an important metric? mcar Jul 2019 #17
In this case, AOC's followers are a potential voting block that can swing some House races House of Roberts Jul 2019 #21
If AOC allies win primaries in districts like Clay's, mcar Jul 2019 #22
Well, they can't blow any more races than the DCCC has over the last ten years. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #33
AOC endorsed candidate lost to Lacy Clay last year JI7 Jul 2019 #43
Last year very few people knew her. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #48
Didn't she and Bernie back the candidate? True Blue American Jul 2019 #119
Yeah....there's tweeting (like Trump does). And there's doing the job, which is legislating. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #34
She sure did cross a line mcar Jul 2019 #46
wait: how many Democrats in the House voted against that bill? shanny Jul 2019 #62
Because the Speaker was accused ... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #87
No they didn't. shanny Jul 2019 #94
For the topic of this thread.... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #121
How many of them will vote on legislation in the House? For that matter, how many of them.... George II Jul 2019 #41
Interesting question. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #45
How many are Democrats? George II Jul 2019 #47
None, until they have a reason to vote. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #50
The fact is, of those "4.7" (I assume you meant million) very few if any will be voting... George II Jul 2019 #58
or for that matter, even people. nt eilen Jul 2019 #110
Any registered Democrat who doesn't vote in 2020 mcar Jul 2019 #49
Well, let's denigrate their favorite politicians, marginalize them, other them, House of Roberts Jul 2019 #55
How about they grow up and realize that politics isn't about them? mcar Jul 2019 #57
Altruism? House of Roberts Jul 2019 #65
Good luck with defeating Dotard and McConnell with AOC's message mcar Jul 2019 #68
Sorry but some of AOCs antics are akin to carrying water for redstateblues Jul 2019 #79
+1 mcar Jul 2019 #114
"Denigrate their favorite politicians"? How do we know who their favorite politicians are... George II Jul 2019 #71
That's just it. House of Roberts Jul 2019 #88
Sounds like they need to grow the hell up then. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #82
You go tell them we don't want their vote, then, House of Roberts Jul 2019 #91
She has 4.7 million followers, but only 14,500 likes. Obviously most of her followers don't like... George II Jul 2019 #73
Math for the win! mcar Jul 2019 #115
I don't care.. she's Wrong. Cha Jul 2019 #100
Does her Chief of Staff not know maxrandb Jul 2019 #18
The rhetoric is disturbing, max mcar Jul 2019 #19
Doubtful! True Blue American Jul 2019 #111
AOC's Co'S needs to go ripcord Jul 2019 #26
It really was mcar Jul 2019 #27
new Southern Democrats? What are they thinking? LiberalFighter Jul 2019 #28
No wonder Justice Democrats believed all the Russian propaganda. betsuni Jul 2019 #29
Now we're getting the same old mcar Jul 2019 #51
I think sometimes they wake up and realize that Republicans are the enemy betsuni Jul 2019 #64
If only the "revolution" would start mcar Jul 2019 #66
Seems to me that voting is a heck of a lot less trouble than a revolution. betsuni Jul 2019 #80
Yep mcar Jul 2019 #116
The Pushback of the Entrenched begins Tarc Jul 2019 #30
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez warmfeet Jul 2019 #31
On what do you base that? George II Jul 2019 #35
US has never been a left-center country, ever.. beachbum bob Jul 2019 #59
lol shanny Jul 2019 #69
thanks for that link! (corrected breakage) Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #104
I'd rather not have Republicans in power for 100 years till we get to your "future". dem4decades Jul 2019 #60
Don't worry: we don't have 100 years. shanny Jul 2019 #72
No.. We got the House in 2018 mostly Cha Jul 2019 #102
If Nancy Pelosi was "singling out" those for because they are WOC, then why hasn't she... George II Jul 2019 #32
Good question mcar Jul 2019 #52
It's not even that. People seem to forget that Nancy Pelosi is, gasp, a WOMAN! George II Jul 2019 #54
Old, Turd Way, corporatist mcar Jul 2019 #56
I guess because they don't run their mouth every hour of every day, that is the PATTERN. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #85
FTR, they were 4 No votes out of 95 Dem No votes DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #37
How many are taking to Twitter to attack fellow Democrats? mcar Jul 2019 #53
i feel like it was stupid to give trump that money with no oversight questionseverything Jul 2019 #78
I think that what was said (tweeted) was... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #89
i dont do twitter and i am not defending that kind of font questionseverything Jul 2019 #92
That was Marc Pocan DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #93
I think that their worries... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #120
My reps is a Dem centrist, too, but last night DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #122
I would say that, yes, sometimes you do ... reACTIONary Jul 2019 #124
Yes, sometimes you have a Hobson's choice DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #127
This message was self-deleted by its author DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #123
I'd like to know why I can't leave a message for AOC at her office. Thought I called McConnell for UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #86
I lulz'd KG Jul 2019 #103
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