Joy Reid criticizes old Democrats for leading the DNC in a “creaky” manner.



MSNBC Host Joy Reid Criticizes Democratic Party for Failing to Give Younger Leaders a Chance

MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday for refusing to allow younger and rising stars like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to take leadership roles away from the oldest and longest-serving members.

Reid stated, “The gerontocracy seems like it’s intractable. I recall when Barack Obama was elected, he kind of pushed aside the DNC and created his own organization because I think there is a frustration with the sort of creaky way the DNC operates.”

Reid also mentioned that the Democratic Party is dominated by “donors and consultants and people who are locked in the old ways of doing things. They want to advertise on TV. Look, I am for TV, I love TV, I work on TV, but they don’t want to do the sort of new world media. But then AOC is so good at it.”

Ocasio-Cortez, an influential member of the “Squad” on Capitol Hill, often engages with voters on social media platforms like Instagram. She was passed over for a leadership role on the powerful House Oversight Committee in favor of 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., in part due to the influence of 84-year-old ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Reid lamented, “Kamala Harris represented the generational change that base Democratic voters demanded, and yet when you go to the House and Senate, no generational change. Does that make sense to you?”

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