Warren, Ocasio-Cortez added to Netroots Nation lineup
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been added to the list of headliners for the upcoming Netroots Nation conference in New Orleans.
An announcement Friday from organizers of the annual gathering of progressive activists said the two Democrats will join a list of other liberal and progressive speakers, such as Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro.
Warren, Booker, Castro and Harris are all considered potential 2020 presidential contenders, while Ocasio-Cortez has risen in national prominence since her shocking double-digit victory last month over Rep. Joseph Crowley, the No. 4 House Democrat, in his New York district's Democratic primary.
Netroots Nation interim director Eric Thut on Friday said the progressive vision articulated by Ocaso-Cortez and Warren was the way forward for Democrats in 2018's midterm elections.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/399233-warren-ocasio-cortez-added-to-netroots-nation-lineup
