Clyburn, 85, has said in the past that he wants to help Democrats take back control of the House in November and elect the nation’s first Black speaker, one of his protégés, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
Neoliberals won’t leave office, then vote them out in the primaries.
But right now no one is running against this dinosaur
Even if he had a primary challenger Democrats would elect him over a new face, even if they were more progressive, like they did with Cuellar in Texas
This is true for an interesting reason. Clyburn reps SC-6. That area encompasses downtown Columbia, specifically the areas that are more black, all the way through Orangeburg and North Charleston. Now, that Orangeburg vote is what brings a ton of votes to him. He’s gotten federal funding for a lot of projects in SC for marginalized black people. I absolutely despise what he does in the federal level to hinder progress, but he’s done a fairly good job of taking care of his constituents, at least the Orangeburg residents. Cola and North Charleston get boned by him all the time. He just shows up in an election year, says some dumb shit and leaves.
He needs to fuck off and retire
Reminder that he is pro-sexual predator via his endorsement of Andrew Cuomo!
Fucking disgusting, Fuck off and retire, why we should suffer so this demented fuck can hold power. He will literally die office how Fucking stupid.
I don’t understand why anyone eligible for a lifetime pension and benefits would keep working
What makes you think they do? If need be there is staff for that.
While I disapprove of 85-year-olds running for government, I’m a few decades younger and have been losing my glasses on my face for decades.
Hell, I used to lose my glasses on my face when I was 20.
