The party elite is reportedly trying to rein in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as they view her antics to be distracting, but they're also not pleased that she's willing to help boot fellow Democrats who are viewed as too moderate.
What Democrats like those quoted here still do not understand, apparently, is that Ocasio-Cortez's failure to morph into a country club politician is the whole point: It is the reason people like her, and see her as perhaps capable of advancing policy proposals on which Democrats, despite their alleged best efforts, have not yet been willing or able to deliver.
Progressive groups are set to back primary challenges against conservative Democrats in 2020, as they look to expand their wing's footprint in Congress by taking out incumbents they see as out of tune with the current state of the party.
The primary challenges come as progressive Democrats push for more influence in the new House majority and as they look to shape the party's politics in 2020, having been emboldened after Democratic voters rejected a few entrenched incumbents last year.
If things get personal on the panel, as some Democrats fear, it could make it more difficult for Waters to keep party lawmakers together, even if the new members may be more in sync with her views on how to rein in corporate America and the Trump administration.
The liberal group Justice Democrats publicly pressured Democratic leaders to put Ocasio-Cortez on the tax-writing Ways and Means panel, Tlaib on the Appropriations Committee and Porter on Financial Services.
Is it a period of civil war among the Democrats? The elements for one are right there.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/01/16/were-not-even-30-days-into-2019-and-it-looks-like-democrats-are-about-to-have-a-n2539170
What Democrats like those quoted here still do not understand, apparently, is that Ocasio-Cortez's failure to morph into a country club politician is the whole point: It is the reason people like her, and see her as perhaps capable of advancing policy proposals on which Democrats, despite their alleged best efforts, have not yet been willing or able to deliver.
Progressive groups are set to back primary challenges against conservative Democrats in 2020, as they look to expand their wing's footprint in Congress by taking out incumbents they see as out of tune with the current state of the party.
The primary challenges come as progressive Democrats push for more influence in the new House majority and as they look to shape the party's politics in 2020, having been emboldened after Democratic voters rejected a few entrenched incumbents last year.
If things get personal on the panel, as some Democrats fear, it could make it more difficult for Waters to keep party lawmakers together, even if the new members may be more in sync with her views on how to rein in corporate America and the Trump administration.
The liberal group Justice Democrats publicly pressured Democratic leaders to put Ocasio-Cortez on the tax-writing Ways and Means panel, Tlaib on the Appropriations Committee and Porter on Financial Services.
Is it a period of civil war among the Democrats? The elements for one are right there.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/01/16/were-not-even-30-days-into-2019-and-it-looks-like-democrats-are-about-to-have-a-n2539170
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