It’s OK if you want to argue that Gerry Connolly is a hack, incapable of inspiring Democrats, and his health makes him physically incapable of doing the work as party leader on the Oversight Committee. I love AOC and was extremely disappointed to see her passed over.

But age has nothing to do with it. If Connolly is unfit, it’s not because of his age. The MAGA leadership, except Trump himself, is young. The leaders of the MAGA-manosphere are even younger.

Bernie Sanders was 75 in 2016, a year older than Connolly is today

Calling out party leadership for their age sends a message to progressives over 60 that we are not welcome. We are merely tolerated.