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AOC's loss in bid for House committee chair signifies generational choice for Democrats

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lost to Rep. Gerry Connolly , D-Va., to top Democrat on House Oversight Committee .

It was a generational choice for Democrats , but what about the future of the party? The question is: Did House Democrats stiff the progressives? Did they again shut out youth and vigor?.

Rep. Jerry Nadler , D-N.Y., who is 77 , stepped aside as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee in favor of the 62-year-old Rep. Jamie Raskin .

Rep. Jared Huffman , 60 , defeated a newcomer to Congress to serve as ranking member of that panel.

Marcy Kaptur , 78 , is the longest-serving Democrat in Congressional history.

The tug-of-war will continue for Democrats as moderates and progressives scrap over the future of the party.

But it’s hard to argue with Kaptur — both from electoral experience and politics. She won re-election in a state carried by Trump .