AOC snubbed for Energy and Commerce, committee spot goes to Kathleen Rice instead

[DrScholl]

This part made a difference too

as well as her refusal to pay party campaign dues

Cortez raises a ton of money for a seat that isn't at risk in a general so it's not like she can't chip in.  Not being a team player can cost you in Congress and being a team player doesn't mean you have to abandon your ideology. It's not even retaliation since it came down to a vote and Cortez just didn't have the votes to secure the seat.

[DrScholl]

There's a lot of talk here about how AOC "isn't a team player," and I'd like some clarification on that. What has she not been a team player about, exactly?

Not paying campaign dues is one thing. She has plenty of campaign cash to spare in a safe district and if swing district Democrats chip in it's only fair if safe seat Democrats pay too.