When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.N.Y.) is in the headlines, it's almost always something negative. She is a far-left Hamas apologist, The right of biological males to use women's restrooms and make it permanent The story that Trump is a fascist.
Despite her obvious flaws, she was chosen by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) for leadership on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, according to Blaze Media senior political editor Christopher Bedford. He says AOC's decision to take on the challenge may be a good thing.
In his latest talk, articleBedford compared the two candidates. “AOC is a young firefighter and well-known figure” who “infuriates the base,” while “Connolly is a white man in his mid-70s battling stomach cancer.”
Now, he appears on “Blaze News Tonight” with Jill Savage to explain why the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is such an important role and why he believes AOC is preferable to Connolly. explain.
“The job of a watchdog executive is essentially to investigate and oversee the executive branch,” Bedford said.
“It's an important role, and people can use it to just raise their profile and make noise and appear on cable channels… and they can also use it to strengthen their base and raise money. , or they're a little more studious, a little more serious, and they dig deep into who's running the management team at that moment and cause problems,” he explains.
Bedford explained that AOC falls into the first category and Connolly falls into the second category.
“If you want the bare minimum, you probably want to put Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in that position. She's very vocal. She jumps up and down. She dances at rallies.” he says. “She's a barker, but I don't think she's too serious about her biting.”
Her “more serious” opponents, on the other hand, “had by then spent 10 years on staff in the Senate Oversight Office.” [AOC] was born,” says Bedford. “If you're a member of the administration and you don't want Democrats to bother you too much, you don't want that.” [Connolly] To be the man who watches over you. ”
On top of that, he also has the “backing of Nancy Pelosi.”
As for “Resistance 2.0,” Bedford prefers AOC's “screaming at the base and throwing dance parties” to Connolly's “more substantive investigation.”
If you want to hear more of the conversation, watch the clip above.
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