Analysis: After a week of Twitter spats, the Democratic caucus does some soul searching
By Paul Kane Paul Kane Senior congressional correspondent and columnist Email Bio Follow March 9 at 1:47 PM The room was reaching a boiling point Wednesday as Democrats bickered about how to word a resolution condemning hate. Finally, Rep. Jan Schakowsky got the microphone and issued a plea.The next day, Schakowsky explained that her comment wasn’t meant to be literal — she is fine with the social media platform.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , left, and Rashida Tlaib are among this year’s freshman class of lawmakers. Last weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked a “small splinter group” of Democrats who voted with Republicans on an amendment to Democrats’ gun control legislation. “I am saddened that Rep. Omar continues to mischaracterize support for Israel,” Lowey, a 26-year member of Congress, tweeted about the 37-year-old newcomer.
All of this had set the stage for heated caucus meetings about how to handle a resolution that, as originally drafted, would have condemned only anti-Semitism. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s leadership team could not tamp down the divisions in the caucus, there for all to see on Twitter. When she talked about fellow Democrats, Ocasio-Cortez offered only praise, even giving a “shout out” to Rep. Joe Cunningham for his questioning of a Trump administration official about climate change.
Omar and Lowey, for example, had not met when they engaged in their Twitter dispute. The two did meet in person a few days ago to discuss the issues, according to people familiar with the meeting.
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