âWhen you come in, cross that door, take that oath, you have to be oriented toward results,â Pelosi continued, apparently referring to AOC. âHave confidence in what you believe in, have humility to listen to somebody else, because youâre not a one-person show.â
Itâs a little bizarre to describe Ocasio-Cortez as a âone-person showâ when sheâs part of something thatâs called the Squad. While AOC gets a huge amount of media coverage, she doesnât hog the mic, she shares it. During her short political career, she, along with the other members of the Squad, have worked incredibly hard to amplify the sorts of voices that donât usually get heard. Instead of pulling up the ladder behind them, theyâve worked to dismantle the barriers that stop regular people from entering politics. In 2019, for example, the Squad spoke out against the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committeeâs (DCCC) policy of prioritizing incumbent Demo
16 Apr 2021
Democrats in safe seats asked donors for the Democrat’s campaign arm to help in fending off challengers from the far left during a party-sponsored Zoom call Wednesday, according to a report by the Huffington Post.
Two House Democrats considered to be in “safe seats” pleaded for help from the donors on a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)-sponsored call.
The two Democrats were reportedly Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), who are both members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC). According to the Post, the call came after a far left-wing group called Justice Democrats announced they are backing Rana Abdelhamid’s primary bid against Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who is another member of the CPC.