It's AOC versus Hillary as the two Dem heavyweights duke it out for an open Congressional seat in Ohio - and possibly control of the party.
The raging proxy fight in the Buckeye state's solidly Democratic 11th District pits Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her squad against Clinton and establishment Democrats over who will replace longtime Rep. Marcia Fudge, who retired this year to become Secretary for Housing and Urban Development.
Since then the progressive firebrand has rolled up support from the entire House squad and more, including Reps.
Hillary Clinton, the party's 2016 standard bearer, came out for Brown, as did South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, the House Majority Whip and most powerful black member of the chamber.
"With a slim [House] majority another person in their ilk gives them outsize power and that is what this is about," a Democratic House Insider told The Post, noting that the squad continues to flex its muscle.
"The more members [the squad] gets, the less mainstream we will be able to be, and the harder it will be for us to keep the House and the White House," the insider added.
A clutch of pro-Israel House Democrats have also endorsed Brown, including New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer - a well known squad opponent.
https://nypost.com/2021/07/10/aoc-progressives-in-showdown-with-hillary-clinton-in-ohio-house-race/
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