Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt it was high time she moved on to bigger things, so she put her hat in the ring to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. On Tuesday, however, the New York Democrat was served a harsh dose of reality as she was defeated for the post by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA).
The outcome did not come as a shock, as it had been presaged by events on Monday:
The win was forecast a day earlier, when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee voted to recommend the seat to Connolly, who has a decade more experience than Ocasio-Cortez on the powerful committee.
The nonbinding Steering vote lent a symbolic boost to Connolly, 74, but his victory was ultimately decided by the full Caucus, which huddled behind closed doors Tuesday morning in the Capitol basement and voted by secret ballot to give him the coveted…
