Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refuses to back Bernie Sanders for 2020 election run against Trump

[LongtimeAZDem]

“Bernie Sanders is the frontrunner,” tweeted former Hillary Clinton staffer Zac Petkanas. “Let’s see how he likes it.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refuses to back Bernie Sanders for 2020 election run against Trump

[True Dough]

1. I'm a bit surprised by this

but it is very early. She's being cautious and considering all options, like many DUers.

[apnu]

11. Which is a good thing.

AOC seems to be a team player. Sure she's progressive and agitates all from that area, and that's fine. But she's quickly working in and with the Party. Which is more than I can say about Bernie who is a Democrat when it suits him and an independent when it doesn't.

Plus, Bernie is a step backward. We don't need another old white guy telling us what to do. There are so many amazing women and non-whites and young people, with the same stances as Bernie. We frankly don't need him. And I think AOC has realized this also.

[Catamount]

26. Totally agree with you

K&R

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. AOC a progressive agitator? Really?! More like progressive hero in my book, like Bernie, her mentor.

[apnu]

39. Yes really.

Her job is to agitate for change and she's doing that.

[Demsrule86]

40. Are you aware that Sen. Sanders picked Nina Turner as his campaign chair?

Any idea I had to maybe forgive and forget 2016 is now gone. I will vote for Sanders only if he is in a general. Nina Turner supported the Greens and Jill Stein during 16. She also said she was open to supporting non - Democratic candidates during her tenure at Our Revolution...very bad choice if you want support from Democrats.

[Autumn]

2. The usual axes to grind just put in a different place. AOC is doing the right thing it's sad to

see a former staffer attempt to make her out to be a petty woman.

[R B Garr]

5. Your posts are frequent and very repetitive about 2016.

What irony.

[Autumn]

6. I just trashed it. If I get replies to the posts I have made in here I will still get notifications

or is this a glitch?

[RandySF]

10. We've seen nothing close to the shit show that went on in 2016

We were swamped with “new members” pummeled Hillary on a daily basis and disappeared after the convention.

[RandySF]

15. Doesn't matter

We’ve already discussing the primaries in the General Forum.

[Cha]

22. Maybe you should look in the mirror before

accusing others?

[Srkdqltr]

4. I do not see why she HAS TO at this point.

Things are still moving. She would be smart to see who shakes out in the next few months.

[R B Garr]

8. Her sole introduction to the political world was promoting

Bernie’s Democratic Socialism. Just a few months ago.

[comradebillyboy]

16. Bernie didn't invent socialism and not all lefties follow his lead.

[R B Garr]

18. This thread is about AOC. Her history is as his follower.

They mutually promoted candidates together for 2018, just a few months ago.

[comradebillyboy]

19. She got elected on her own. And I don't think her 2018

primary activity with Bernie won her any friends outside of the OR crowd. The folks she campaigned for mostly lost and she has to work with the winners now.

[R B Garr]

21. She had campaign ads that echoed his messages.

Her name was on the ballot, obviously, not his. Obviously many lost.

[backabby-blue]

7. Yep. I always knew this about her

and it's why I like her.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

31. Me too!!

[Blue_Tires]

9. I'm surprised... AOC is learning the game fast, isn't she?

[comradebillyboy]

17. If one wantts to be an effective legislator one learns teamwork.

Being the Lone Ranger gets one a seat on the back bench.

[LAS14]

12. I wish we could make the media stop with the misleading breathless...

... headlines. All she did was refrain from endorsing ANYONE at this point. Someone put the specific Sanders question to her and got the answer they would have gotten with any candidate's name. Is there anything I can do to register my opinions with news.Youtube? What is that, anyway?????

[MontanaFarmer]

14. Much ado about nothing

There's no reason for her to declare her support for anyone at this point. Let's have a debate first, at least. Plenty of time for endorsements.

[Maru Kitteh]

36. Greetings from the GNP/Kalispell area!

[TreasonousBastard]

20. BFD Seems like she refuses to back anyone this early in the game...

which is entirely proper.

[WeekiWater]

23. I'm pretty confident she loves the guy.

I'm also pretty confident she wants a fresh face and is probably looking for someone who isn't a career politician.

[allgood33]

24. Liking AOC more and more. nt

[Gothmog]

25. This is surprising

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. I wonder how those House members that have worked their assess off for years

accomplishing many things with little to no recognition....never mind.

Here is sincerely hoping someone with this ENORMOUS amount of name recognition after ONE MONTH of holding office will propel her to greatness of achievements for all of us!

She helps pull off Medicare for All and climate change legislation and I will be her biggest supporter!

[empedocles]

27. So much unnecessary stuff

[A-Schwarzenegger]

29. "Endorse Bernie!"

"No!"

[Historic NY]

32. So? If he by some concidence wins held be on his way to 80.

I want someone that going to stick around. Reagan was in decline at 78 when he left office. The Presidency ages people fast, look at Obama.

[forklift]

33. She is probably waiting

for a time when her support would make a splash and maximum impact.

[CentralMass]

34. Well hey, thats life. Im sure Bernie won't lose any sleep over it.

[Maru Kitteh]

35. Good for her!

[Recursion]

37. It makes no tactical sense for her to commit now

If she does make an endorsement it will be much later when it could be decisive.

[betsuni]

38. Good call.

[disillusioned73]

41. Let her work on the Green New Deal..

she can announce before the NY primary..

[NurseJackie]

42. My opinion of her has gone up a notch.

It remains to be seen if it stays that way.

All I'm saying is that I value and appreciate when people are thoughtful in the choices they make, and I consider that to be a plus.