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In terms of powerful committees, half of the new members Pelosi added to taxing and spending committees are part of the centrist New Democrat caucus. Six out of seven on the committee overseeing all industry are New Dems. Centrists crushed progressives. speaker.gov/newsroom/1919-…
Progressives shut out key candidate recruitment committee to run Democratic elections. Centrists totally dominant in all key centers of party power.
Suozzi sucks but he has a strong claim to seniority over @AOC. Pelosi would have had to stretch to put her on this committee.
This isn't just Pelosi, she has a caucus full of centrists. Progressives got crushed in nearly every primary (except @aoc) in 2018. People may think 'the left' is ascendant, and perhaps it is, but not among Democratic primary voters.
Powerful committees are Ways and Means (taxing), Appropriations (spending), and Energy and Commerce (regulating industry). Freshmen don't get on those. Second tier are Judiciary, Ed and Labor, and Financial Services. Freshmen often get on those.
This is true, a lot of Dem voters do prefer centrists (though they couch it in terms of pragmatism). It's also true that progressive politicians have traditionally been disorganized and unwilling to publicly argue for their beliefs.
