Democrats want new Hill leaders. At 87, Maxine Waters isn’t budging.

Jesus Christ, GO HOME. Play with your grandkids. Dominate the local mahjong circuit. Furiously tickle your happy button to images of Gordon Ramsay cutting open a perfectly cooked beef Wellington. Literally do ANYTHING, but go home already.

Isn’t budging? She’s like 87 pounds. Pick her up, put her in a nice comfy chair at home, and tell her to enjoy retirement.  I’m so sick of being ruled by people who could blow over in the wind. 

The sooner the old guard retires or dies, the sooner we can get on with fixing this country

Been in congress for most of the millennial generation's life and we're reaching middle age. Get the f*** out.

What the f*** is with all these dinosaurs refusing to give up power? You can't even trust most people at her age behind the wheel of a car, yet they think they should be making decisions for the rest of us.

There is a cadre of them, probably close to a dozen: Waters, Holmes-Norton, Clyburn, Cleaver, DeLauro, etc.. They all need to give it up and let the younger generation have their say. Holmes-Norton got lost looking for a podium that was 4 feet in front of her.

I'm not even 60 yet and can't wait to retire. WTF is wrong with these people?

She’s my rep, I do not want her representing me, I have emailed her several times and just get stock answers. I will not vote for her in the primary.

Just stick her in a nursing home and tell her it’s congress she literally couldn’t tell the difference at this point and would likely accomplish about the same.

By the time the current old people die there will just be a new tranche of old corpses to deal with. The Eternal Gerentocracy. The world's lamest Twilight Zone episode.

FFS when I'm 87 I want to be retired. Talk about power mongering. 

She’s still alive?

Not sure if it’s only age. Jeffries is completely useless as well and he could be her grandson age wise

It's because people don't vote in primaries. That's the entire problem.

This sort of hurts to read. I remember the days leading up to Bush II, and during the worst abuses of power during that administration Maxine Waters was among a handful of Democrats actually fighting... This was during a time when I built up a fury to Nancy "impeachment is off the table" Pelosi only to have an older friend talk about a time where she (Pelosi) was the only one talking about AIDS and LGBTQ issues in the House, etc. as her liberal cred, and I replied with "we need THAT Nancy Pelosi today, where the hell did she go?" Where the hell did that Maxine Waters go? I don't know, but if there's any part of her spirit and fight left other than her desire to hold power, I'd ask it to move aside and let someone fresh into the fight. I'm not going to defend her because I remember her glory days or think she looks "stylish" while making some tiny gesture of resistance while spending the rest of her time playing it safe with the rest of the old guard.

Shameful. Pure EGO. Shame. Shame. Shame.

She was born in 1938 for f*** sake. Trump is 1946. We need some limits on this stuff!

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Blame. the. voters. This is the voters fault. They cant stay in if people dont vote for them. It is a big f****** mirror.

It is absolutely greedy and shameful for anyone over 65 to continue to hold a seat. We need a government that reflects the experiences and beliefs that are in this current decade. They all are just using their positions as a cash cow and leave only upon their deaths. Collecting tax payer funded paychecks and benefits. It needs to end. Respectfully. The boomers have shown their unbridled ego & greed. It’s time to put protections in place so this never happens again.

The party gets to choose, not her. Kick her to the curb.

Man we gotta get these old mother fuckers out. I’m so over all this outdated ideology and old mother f***** BS.

The lack of continuity/succession planning from the party leaders is egregious. It's absurd that the party leadership hasn't been cultivating successors for decades under these long-standing officials.

I like Maxine. But if your are over 70 you shouldnt be in elected office.

So many democrats are going to Ginsberg their own reputations by sticking around and becoming a liability to progress.

If we saw an 87 year old working any other job, we’d say it was elder abuse…

The United States used to make fun of the ailing Soviet gerontocracy during the late 70s and 80s. Now the US itself is being ruled by a senior citizen retirement condo.

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Unfortunately, progress is going to come with funerals. It’s not our time yet.

I genuinely don’t get this. Have you seen what Hakeem Jeffries is like? “New,” and “younger,” isn’t by definition better. I don’t really care about anyone’s age…I just want them to do better.

Vote her and all the rest of them out? Why do people act like this is a hard thing to do?

The sheer selfishness of some of these politicians is staggering.

She was born in 1938. GTFO.

This is why there needs to be an age limit.

Jesus how much more money could she possibly want at 87

Maybe y'all should focus thy efforts on the people who elect her instead of blindly screaming into the bot infested ether

I said this before in another post. I like to call it the Millennial Congress/Senate Project. One shall be ineligible to hold a seat in Congress or Senate, even if elected or are currently a sitting member of the house of representatives, if: - They are above the age of 60. - They've held a seat for a combination of 20 years, House and Senate Combined. - A Budget bill has not been passed on X Day of any Year they are currently holding a seat. - They do not present, co-author or vote on a bill at least once every 30 days. - Their net worth increases by any amount greater than 10x from the time they enter Congress. - They own private stock in any individual company. - Any Bill or action they pass will negatively impact their given constituents, based on survey sent out to 95% of their constituents, every new bill passed. (If they pass a bill, and 12 months later a survey is sent out and a majority 60+% of people who they represent say this bill/law negatively impacts them they are automatically kicked from their seat.) Also, once a sitting member leaves Congress there is an 4 year moratorium on working as a private consultant, in any industry that you once had any jurisdiction over.

Checked out her district. Three other d candidates running. So there are alternatives. There is a systemic problem.

Old people are actively ruining the country for the younger generation. They will literally die in these political jobs than hand over to the younger generation.

Sure hang on to personal power and prestige for ego over politics and progress.

We need term limits on Congressional seats. Being a representative for 20 years isn't democracy.

How the f*** is this party so clueless? You can’t run as the lesser of two evils. It’s failed time and time again.

A year and a half of Schumer/Jeffries leadership under Trump and I'm done playing. Especially after Chris Murphy had the nerve to say Dems are unified behind Schumer. Until they are gone and healthcare is back on the table: 1.) No money. No donations. F*** off ActBlue, you're not getting a cent. 2.) I'm not "spreading the word" or defending your BS excuses. I'm tired of the gaslighting. 3.) I'm not putting all the blame on Trump. You can stand right beside him and take your responsibility because YOU enabled him. Dems have 6 months so they better use it wisely and figure out how to UN-UNIFY themselves with a healthcare destroying genocidal tyrant supporting shambling corpse with his readers tottering off his nose and start supporting the American people.

She's not budging because she's dead. Kindly remove the corpse from the seat so it can be filled with someone with a pulse.

It’s just f****** selfish of octogenarians to still think that they have something to give to a more youthful society. Let go and give a hand up to your successor.

Term limits would fix this shit!

These old fucks must have access to some special medical care they can’t get if they leave the Capital. My only explanation

The boomers aren't letting go lmao. I'm not even one to use the term boomer because my parents and I respect them but lmao

I would imagine that the aides are the biggest impediment to these old politicians continuing to run. They are the ones who need it the most and are milking them for as long as possible 

getting elected to Congress is retirement. Everything provided for you, even a staff that does all the work.

I hate these people stay in power for so long, but it is absolutely our fault that they aren’t primaried. We have only ourselves to blame for the olds.

We need the means to remove anyone from any level of political office. There needs to be the ability to call for a “no confidence vote” where the people of the state can then vote for or against.

She was born in 1938. Yet she still governs in 2026. I live with my 80 year old grandmother, and I just don’t understand how a person of that age can comprehend the struggles of the newer generation.

As an LA local whose parents and family members voted for her, she needs to go. She was elected when I was 3. I’ll be 38 this year. That’s insane.

Dear Gawds someone primary her and everyone over the age of 65 in congress.

Thank you for your service, Maxine, now GTFOH.

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MOTHER F****** TERM LIMITS PLEASE. I don’t care how well intentioned you are, how great of a legislator, or negotiator you are. Eighty f****** Seven years old is too old. Holy shit man

We need fresh because these folks don't have the energy to deal. And they let us get to the point where we're at today, which says a lot.

Term limits for all.

The GOP largely solved this problem by having term limits for committee chairs. The Dems desperately need to do the same. 

I wish her no ill-will. Like, she was a woman of firsts in Congress, and that means something. But f****** A, let it go already. Retire and let the younger generation take charge. It's time to give it the f*** up.

Then primary her? That’s how it works, right? If these old folks can’t read the room then we have to show them the door.

Chuck Grassley has been in congress representing Iowa in the house and senate since 1959!! Besides money and power I don’t know what these fossils see about still wanting to work in congress til they die

In 25 years this country could be great. Assuming all these people actually die, and aren't immortal vampires.

There should be term limit.

Jesus. Don’t these people have any grand kids? No wonder they don’t do shit: they’re tired.

The people deciding the future have no stake in it.

So primary her.  Don't let it be her choice. 

They haven’t learned anything after Biden

> More importantly, Waters maintains the backing of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is **in line to become House speaker if Democrats take back the chamber.** This cannot happen. Jeffries shouldn't even get reelected, let alone be speaker.