While Max Rose’s name may not be a household one, the Democratic U.S. Representative from New York is certainly making a name for himself these days.
First, there was quite possibly the greatest campaign ad ever:
Rep. Max Rose, a Democrat running for reelection in Staten Island, with a digital ad: “Bill de Blasio is the worst mayor in the history of New York City. That’s the whole ad.” pic.twitter.com/mZrR5XW0BE
— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) September 9, 2020
And then, there was his response to Democrats continuing to play politics with COVID19 relief legislation:
Rep. Max Rose, a freshman Democrat from a swing NY district, reacted angrily after top Democrats rejected the new stimulus proposal unveiled Tuesday by the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. “It made me disappointed to be a Democrat,” he told mehttps://t.co/tAKir8Ggzq
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 15, 2020
“You saw all the reasons why people hate politics. Because they are rejecting a bold bipartisan measure outright and insinuating things are not in there when they actually are and just continuing to kick the can down the road over and over again. … It’s deeply frustrating.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 15, 2020
Asked specifically about his party leadership, Rose said: “It’s a charade. … It’s stupid.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 15, 2020
Fact-check: True.
He sounds a bit thick
— Broken Remote (@broken_remote) September 15, 2020
He sounds 100% correct.
— Wes Ganob…™ (@ganobleberries) September 15, 2020
Congressional Democrats have been absolutely brazen in their COVID19 relief shenanigans. Rose is right to be frustrated — and right to call them out.
Now, whether this stance helps him get re-elected remains to be seen. But in a time when media are falling all over themselves to cover Principled Conservatives’ criticism of Donald Trump and Republicans, it’s nevertheless refreshing to see a Democrat call out other Democrats for being awful.
