Ocasio-Cortez on Biden endorsement: 'We'll see' [View all]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that she’s not ready to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden's White House bid, adding that Democrats' teams have been in touch in the past 24 hours.
Speaking in a web interview with the authors of Politico Playbook, Ocasio-Cortez said that while she still wants policy assurances from Biden, in the end it will be important for Democrats to support the party's nominee in November.
“We’ll see,” Ocasio-Cortez said when asked about endorsing Biden. “We’re having conversations with Biden’s team, and trying to figure out what some of these policy conversations will look like. I would love to see the vice president clarify and deepen his policy stances on certain issues. But aside from that, I think it’s incredibly important we support the Democratic nominee in November.”
Ocasio-Cortez said she would like to see Biden take more progressive stances on health care, immigration and climate change.
The freshman lawmaker was a surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders before the Vermont independent ended his presidential campaign, and her reluctance to endorse Biden comes two days after the senator himself announced his support for the former vice president.
In an interview on Tuesday with The Associated Press, Sanders said it would be “irresponsible” for his supporters to refuse to back Biden, warning that it would lead to President Trump's reelection.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/492912-ocasio-cortez-on-biden-endorsement-well-see
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