Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly’s death was blamed by some for the narrow failure of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ while Republicans indicated they had the votes either way.
Facing yet another loss after the Trump-backed ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ advanced in Congress, liberals are lashing out at Democratic Party elders for clinging on to power too long — even to death.
Shortly before the so-called BBB went up for a vote, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a longtime leader in the Democratic Party from deep-blue Fairfax County, passed away after a battle with esophageal cancer. Connolly had previously indicated he would be retiring at the end of his term in 2026.
In response, many liberal analysts and consultants complained that too many Democrats were refusing to leave office, including FIGHT Agency’s Rebecca Katz, who posted on X,