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Justice Democrats

1 year

To turn our hope for a better world into a reality, it’s up to all of us to elect a new generation of leaders who will create a Democratic Party for voters, not big corporate donors. Join us. Nominate a leader in your community to run for Congress.

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Justice Democrats

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4 years

It's official. The first-ever recruited Justice Democrat candidate @CoriBush is going to Congress. Six years ago police officers maced Cori in Ferguson as she helped spark a global movement. Three months from now she’ll be holding police accountable as a member of Congress.

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Congratulations on your re-election @AOC ! The time for bold action and visionary leadership is now.

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AOC recounting her horrifying experience hiding in her office during the insurrection. “I thought I was going to die...I have never been quieter in my entire life.”

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Wow. @AOC ’s first speech on the House floor is already the most watched CSPAN video of all time.

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“Any person who thinks that a $15 minimum wage is the ‘crazy socialist agenda’ is living in a dystopian capitalist nightmare.” - @AOC

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"I think that we have a very real risk of losing the presidency to Donald Trump if we do not have a presidential candidate that is fighting for true transformational change in the lives of working people in the United States.” - @AOC

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"I will be damned if the same politicians who refused to act then are going to try to come back today and say we need a middle of the road approach to save our lives." - @AOC on the Green New Deal at #Road2GND

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"Progressives have assets to offer the Party that the Party has not yet fully leaned into...Every single swing seat member that co-sponsored Medicare for All won their re-election, and so the conversation is a little bit deeper than saying anything progressive is toxic." - @AOC

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"What's being labelled as terrorism is almost exclusively coming down to the identity. And it seems as though white men invoking white supremacy and engaging in mass shootings are almost immune from being labeled domestic terrorists in their violence." - @AOC

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During Congressional orientation, several Republican leaders thought @CoriBush was Breonna Taylor.

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Our system kills people.

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Diabetic groom-to-be dies after taking cheaper insulin to pay for wedding

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A new generation of leadership in the Democratic Party and America. ✊🏾💜🇺🇸

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BREAKING: Justice Democrat & Black Lives Matter organizer @CoriBush defeated a corporate-backed political dynasty in #MO01 . From the Bronx to St. Louis, the Squad is here to stay, and it’s still growing.

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“In a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person should be too poor to live. That’s what a just society means to me.” - @AOC

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4 years

We are so proud to endorse @BernieSanders for President and will be working to ensure we have candidates at every level focused on delivering relief to millions of working people across this country. He has the vision to defeat Trump and govern America in this time of crisis.

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4 years

Congratulations to @JamaalBowmanNY in his victory tonight. The 11-year old boy who was beaten by police officers and then started his own public school to take care of his community is now officially going to be a Congressman. Congressman Jamaal Bowman, everyone.

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6 months

Think we may have found the culprit who pepper sprayed these officers.

The U.S. Capitol Police

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Tonight 6 officers were treated for injuries – ranging from minor cuts to being pepper sprayed to being punched. One person has been arrested for assault on an officer. We appreciate our officers who kept these illegal & violent protesters back & protected everyone in the area.

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5 years

“I believe he is fascist.” - @IlhanMN on Trump.

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3 years

The question isn’t: “why can’t President Biden find unity with Republicans?” The question is: “why can’t Republican politicians find unity with 83% of the American people?”

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In my 40 years in Washington, I’ve seen few major government initiatives that have united the country as strongly as the American Rescue Plan.

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4 years

Chris Matthews just compared Bernie's victory in Nevada to the Nazis taking control of France. Incredibly offensive thing to say about someone from a family of holocaust survivors.

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"Look at the Koch Brothers and...Heritage Foundation and conservative lobby groups that are doing a victory lap, claiming victory over the fact that Manchin refuses to change on the filibuster. And I think that these two things are very closely intertwined." - @AOC on #HR1

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“He has been fighting for these issues his entire life…it’s something that inspired me to run for office in the first place.” - @AOC on @BernieSanders

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4 years

Congratulations @AyannaPressley on your victory! The Squad is big.

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. @AOC on the need to win the White House and the need to continue pushing the Democratic Party to be responsive to working class people of all backgrounds.

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“I wasn’t sent here to safeguard and protect profits. I was sent here to safeguard and protect people.” - @AOC

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4 years

This is embarrassing. Please get help.

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5 years

History. Made.

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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. So deeply disgusting and painful.

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"Congress is abdicating responsibility...and thousands of people are dying every day. Every time we pass one of these bills we're hearing that the real solution is coming in the next bill, and at some point we have to raise our hands and say, when is the solution coming?" - @AOC

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3 years

“Let's bring up a vote to expel Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley from the Senate.” - @AOC

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“On my very first day of orientation, I got my first death threat.” - @RashidaTlaib

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5 years

"[ @IlhanMN , @RashidaTlaib , and @AOC ] are members of Congress who are pushing the boundaries of dialogue around public policy and offering new perspectives and new ideas."

Trump’s latest tweets are about silencing women of color in Congress

Trump’s racist tweets are just the latest in a long pattern of silencing women of color who speak out.

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“We are more than four people. We ran on a mandate to advocate for and to represent those ignored, left out, and left behind. Our squad is big. Our squad includes any person committed to creating a more equitable and just world.” - @AyannaPressley

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3 years

It’s time to pass @EdMarkey and @AOC ’s Civilian Climate Corps bill.

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5 years

“There’s a 200 mph right-wing war machine coming after @IlhanMN , @RashidaTlaib , and @AOC . My question is where is the Democratic Party leadership on this? We didn’t see many comments from candidates running for President or from Nancy Pelosi or Steny Hoyer.” - @_waleedshahid

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6 years

We have never been more proud to announce this win. Congratulations to a fierce fighter, organizer, Justice Democrat and soon to be Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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5 years

"This is not about other people. This is about saying if you contribute to our society, you deserve to benefit from our society, not just corporations getting tax cuts and fossil fuel companies getting rewarded for their extractions and dooming future generations." - @AOC

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4 years

We love @BernieSanders and @AOC . 😭

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“I can’t think of any proposal more inherently American than the Green New Deal, turning a crisis into an opportunity” -Demond Drummer of New Consensus discussing Trump and the GOP's fear-mongering about 'socialism' and @AOC 's Green New Deal.

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“They can't even win with...the deck stacked in their favor.” “They are willing to...light our whole democracy on fire so that they can uphold the social order of white supremacy.” “That’s what this is about.” - @AOC

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“Everyone wants to fight against these [democratic socialist] policies until they’ve been personally impacted.” - @AOC

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Nancy Pelosi: “Do not tweet.” @HouseDemocrats official account:

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“ @AOC Asks Why Abolishing ICE Is 'Controversial' as Democrats Demand Hysterectomy Investigation”

AOC Asks Why Abolishing ICE Is 'Controversial' After Hysterectomy Claims

Lawmakers have called for a probe following reports from a whistleblower into the treatment of immigrants at an ICE center in Georgia.

www.newsweek.com

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10 months

This barbie votes against a livable minimum wage ⬇️

Kyrsten Sinema

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Get you a Senator who can do both. #Barbenheimer

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"We're going to get Republicans on the record saying extortionary interest rates are wrong and we're going to do something about it." - @AOC on the Loan Shark Prevention Act she and @SenSanders proposed

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4 years

Congratulations @IlhanMN on your re-election! You are a beacon of hope to millions of Americans.

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3 years

“[Biden had] a good-faith openness and relationship to activist communities...Saying ‘we are not going to be resistant to grassroots movements, but we’re going to collaborate with grassroots movements to create as many jobs and as much justice as possible.’” - @AOC

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Michael Bloomberg: "All of the New Democrats that came in and put Nancy Pelosi in charge...I bought, I got them."

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If Nancy Pelosi wants 'unity,' she should condemn the appalling comments made by a senior Democratic aide about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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“Buttigieg started off this race saying he was all in for Medicare for All. And then he flip flopped...it does raise the question about whether big money is over influencing his decisions.” - @JulianCastro

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Joe Biden: “If you go out and bundle $250K for me, all legal, and then you call me after I’m elected and say ‘Joe, I’d like to talk to you about something.’ I’m gonna say ‘Come on in.’ It’s human nature.”

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“I got in that fight because they just didn't have anyone and Joe Biden was on the side of the credit card companies." - @ewarren

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. @AOC : "I drive past [Trump's golf course] every day...built by public funds...was the president interested in reducing his local real estate bills?" COHEN: "Yes...what you do is deflate the value of the asset and then you put in a request at tax department for a deduction."

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. @IlhanMN 's daughter, @israhirsi : "That’s what we’re trying to do: Change the conversation not only about things like the Green New Deal but so much more. Obviously, one strike isn’t going to change everything, but this isn’t the last strike."

Ilhan Omar's 16-year-old daughter is co-leading the Youth Climate Strike

Grist's Eric Holthaus sat down with Isra Hirsi, 16, to talk politics, parents, and this week's Youth Climate Strike

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We won. Organizing works.

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Republicans boo @CoriBush for standing up for multiracial democracy and rooting out white supremacy.

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2 years

Spare us.

Rep. Henry Cuellar

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2 years

I am heartbroken over the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. 15 families, the South Texas community and the entire nation are in mourning. Let us pray for peace. Let us come together for our neighbors that need support. And let us remember the bright lives we lost today.

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"If we're going to make progress, we need to declare our North Star, and our North Star is 100% renewable energy, it's Medicare-for-All, it's tuition-free public colleges, it's investing in technology and renewable resources" - @AOC on her vision for America

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“You say...that you understand the urgency, but no matter how sad and angry I am, I do not want to believe that, because if you really understood the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil, and that I refuse to believe.”

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"Now people are in their 30s and older that have taken on insurmountable amounts of debt because we have sold them an empty bill of goods. And what we need to do is make it right." - @AOC #CancelStudentDebt

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“I speak to you as a human being. A woman whose dreams of motherhood now taste bittersweet because of what I know about our children’s future, and that our actions are responsible for bringing their most dire possibilities into focus” - @AOC

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4 years

New Hampshire voter says she voted for @BernieSanders today because of MSNBC.

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3 years

We need more principals and nurses in Congress.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D.

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You CAN sit with us

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In 2018, we helped elect @AOC , @AyannaPressley , @IlhanMN , and @RashidaTlaib . In 2020, we elected @JamaalBowmanNY , @CoriBush , and @Marie4Congress . We're creating a Democratic Party that fights back and delivers for working people. The Squad is here to stay -- and it's growing.

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"Every religion understands that usury and loansharking is immoral. Let's call it what it is." - @SenSanders on capping credit card rates with @AOC

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3 years

HELLO SOMEBODY: We're excited to announce our endorsement of @NinaTurner to represent #OH11 in Congress. We know she'll be part of a mission-driven team in Congress to deliver relief, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and racial justice. Join us:

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”In that vast facility, I was not safe from the officers in the facility.” - @AOC

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Well, color us surprised!

Matt Binder

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here are the 22 Democrats who joined the Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib:

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"James [Carville], in all due respect, is a political hack, who said very terrible things when he was working for Clinton against Barack Obama. I think he said of the same things." - @BernieSanders

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" @AOC is right. The environmental impacts of climate change and disaster-level events related to it are displacing people from their homes all across the planet. But at the same time, it’s getting harder to seek refuge."

AOC Is Right: Climate Change and Immigration Are Connected

Environmental changes are creating climate refugees all over the world.

www.teenvogue.com

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“You keep telling me I’m just four votes,” ⁦ @AOC ⁩ says, “so I’mma go get more.”

AOC’s Next Four Years

The history-making congresswoman addresses her biggest critics, the challenges that loom no matter who wins, and what she’s taking on next.

www.vanityfair.com

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Before Alexandria was known around the world as @AOC , there was a movement that recruited her to run. Sign up now and be one of the first to receive the full video:

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Every Squad Member Won Her Primary

Every ‘Squad’ Member Won Her Primary

Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are virtually certain to head back to Congress. And new allies are joining them.

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. @AOC looks and talks like the base of the Democratic Party. She understands what we need because she’s lived it herself. She knows that change happens when you stop looking at what’s possible and start fighting for what’s necessary.

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3 years

. @AOC says we need $10 trillion over 10 years to deliver jobs, justice, and a livable planet.

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4 years

"There are thousands of young people like myself who are so excited about the momentum of @BernieSanders right now and are very confused actually why that's not the bigger story of the comeback compared to what seems to be a focus on Klobuchar and Buttigieg." - @alexandrasiera

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Colbert on Senator Mike Lee's criticism of @AOC and @SenMarkey 's Green New Deal: "Maybe it's good the sea levels are rising because Mike Lee's going to need some water for that burn." 🤣

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" @AOC is neither an aberration nor a radical. She is close to the political center of America’s younger generations."

The Coming Generation War

The Democrats are rapidly becoming the party of the young—and the consequences could be profound.

www.theatlantic.com

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4 years

Dianne Feinstein must step down.

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Dianne Feinstein must step down.

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Congratulations to @IlhanMN for securing the Democratic nomination to advance to the General in November. #MN05 #Elections2018 #JusticeDemocrats

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"Am I prepared to support primary challenges all across this country to those members of Congress, Democrats, who are not prepared to move toward a progressive agenda? You're damn right I am." - @BernieSanders

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Since 2018, @AOC has been a fearless champion of solutions that match the scale of our problems. We are so proud to see that legacy continue as we continue ushering in a new generation of leaders to grow the Squad & fight for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, & racial justice.

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Maybe you don’t like the other guy running for President. We get it. Some of us don’t like anyone right now. But please take some time to vote for @JoeBiden .

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4 years

BREAKING: We have recruited @mehdirhasan to primary Chris Wallace for debate moderator.

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Despite all the manufactured hype and money spent attacking them, The Squad is winning, it's growing, and is here to stay. @IlhanMN fights for her constituents with courage and a positive progressive vision. Congratulations #MN05 !

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We're launching our first primary target: Henry Cuellar, a fake Democrat. ❌ Votes with Trump 69% of the time ❌ 'A' Rating from the NRA ❌ Voted to penalize sanctuary cities ❌ Fundraises for the GOP ✅ Let's recruit a grassroots progressive challenger

Let's elect a real Democrat in Texas' 28th District

Help us primary Henry Cuellar, and elect a real progressive champion!

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“You can’t take food away from a child and then not understand why they can’t or don’t eat, and I think that that’s exactly what’s happening with our public housing program.” - @AOC

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“There would be no ‘green dream’ conversation [if we didn’t sit in]. There would be no comment to the press. There would be no attempts to tamp us down or marginalize us or make us seem smaller than we are if we didn’t do the big bold, scary things.” - @AOC

36 Hours With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

America's freshman class president.

www.vogue.com

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Tell it like it is.

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Congratulations!

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Justice Democrats is proud to endorse Alex Morse!

Join us! Contribute to Alex to build the movement.

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"The people of this country elected a Democratic majority...They did not elect Republicans to define and limit the asperations of this presidency, and they did not elect Republicans to define our infrastructure package." - @AOC

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Minus 9 For Those Who Want It.

Des Moines Register

@DMRegister

4 years

🚨🚨🚨 NEW #IOWAPOLL 🚨🚨🚨 Sanders: 20% (+5) Warren: 17% (+1) Buttigieg: 16% (-9) Biden: 15% (-) Klobuchar: 6% (-) Yang: 5% (+2) Booker: 3% (-) Steyer: 2% (-1) Gabbard: 2% (-1) Bloomberg: 1% (-1) Not sure: 11% (+6) No other candidate polled above 0%.

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Congratulations to @Marie4Congress in #IL03 This isn’t just a loss for one incumbent. It’s a defeat for machine politics and big corporate donors who want to stop our movement for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and reproductive rights.

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Nancy Pelosi just endorsed a “Democrat” who is anti-choice and received an A rating from the NRA.

Texas Tribune

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. @SpeakerPelosi says she is supporting @RepCuellar , who is facing a primary challenge from @JCisnerosTX . #TribFest19

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Congratulations @RashidaTlaib on your re-election. Thank you for your courage and determination on behalf of working families in your district and all across the country.

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2 years

It's not only devastating to see SCOTUS overturn Roe v. Wade today, but infuriating to see that the Democrats—with a majority in Congress— did next to nothing about it; a brutal reminder that we need better Democrats, not just more Democrats.

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"Some people argue that although Medicare for All is a great idea, we need to move slowly to get there. But I needed Medicare for All yesterday. Millions of people need it today. The time to pass this law is now." - @AdyBarkan

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Jake Tapper asks Bernie Sanders about Hillary Clinton’s latest attack. “Did she attack me again? ...I think we have got to unite the Democratic Party to defeat the most dangerous president in modern American history. I’m not going to revisit 2016.”

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