Am I the only one tired of hearing some ‘ism’ blamed for the loss of an election or the loss of a position? Well, it happened again today.<\/p>\n
The Washington Free Beacon<\/a> reported today that Representative Barbara Lee will be replaced as Democratic caucus head by Representative Hakeem Jeffries from New York.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Rep. Barbara Lee (D., Calif.) on Wednesday attributed her loss in the Democratic caucus chair race to ageism and sexism, saying she “absolutely” believes she lost because of discrimination.<\/strong><\/p>\n Earlier in the morning, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) defeated Lee, a fellow Congressional Black Caucus member,\u00a0with a vote of 123-113. The Democratic\u00a0Caucus chair is the fifth most powerful position\u00a0in House Democratic leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n Huffington Post<\/em> reporter Matt Fuller asked Lee, 72, after the loss whether she believed “ageism or sexism played a part in this race.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “Well, I think you heard and saw what took place. So I absolutely think that\u2019s the case,” Lee said.<\/strong><\/p>\n …Jeffries appeared<\/a> on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press Daily” on Monday, where he told fill-in host Katy Tur that he has “nothing but respect for Barbara Lee” but he believed he was in a better position to “help the caucus maintain its message, discipline, the operational unity, get things done on behalf of the American people.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Tur asked about some of the Democratic leaders, including Lee, being older and whether Jeffries believed there needed to be somebody younger in a leadership position.<\/strong><\/p>\n “I\u00a0made clear I’m not running against anyone,” Jeffries said. “I am running for the House leadership position.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Jeffries has been in office since 2013 and Lee, since 1998.<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s nice to see someone other than Republicans being accused of ‘isms.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Am I the only one tired of hearing some ‘ism’ blamed for the loss of an election or the loss of a position? Well, it happened again today. The Washington Free Beacon reported today that Representative Barbara Lee will be … Continue reading