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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweets politico.com story is a junk article - gossip
nycbos
(6,034 posts)I'm looking forward to her hearing about her support of Jeffries.
But I'm not holding my breath.
Autumn
(44,972 posts)sheshe2
(83,637 posts)I call bullshit to those twitter and internet polls, like Harvard Harris polls...they sure get a lot of traction.
Love that we can agree here Autumn.
Wishing you and yours the best of this holiday season.
SixString
(1,057 posts)Autumn
(44,972 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,628 posts)to put its pants on."
K&R.
Autumn
(44,972 posts)brush
(53,730 posts)Last edited Wed Dec 19, 2018, 03:30 PM - Edit history (1)
Jeffries, btw, was just on CNN as one of the main sponsors of the bipartisan prison reform bill that's about to pass into law.
He's 5th in line in the House leadership hierarchy and is getting things done so whoever thinks he would be an easy target for primarying better back off.
emulatorloo
(44,057 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,494 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)Link to tweet
For the record, this is the second @politico article about me in a short period of time with *0* named sources to back claims containing false information.
Their articles are printed + distributed to **Congressional offices** - w/ no named sources.
Its really unfortunate.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)so, in both cases now, she has not outright denied that Jeffries is being targeted for primary.
and, as I stated below, I've generally been supportive of her and I like that she fights back hard on Twitter.
hlthe2b
(102,105 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)seaglass
(8,171 posts)disassociate herself with them if she has any hope of being successful.
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)dansolo
(5,376 posts)Someone associated with her was spouting off. If she was smart she would disassociate herself from people who are trying to piggyback onto her popularity to further their own agendas.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)NT
dansolo
(5,376 posts)I believe that someone felt like they were speaking for her, without actually consulting with her.
Maven
(10,533 posts)And they love nothing more than to stir up rumors and innuendo about Democrats.
There's a reason that Charlie Pierce calls it "Tiger Beat on the Potomac".
aikoaiko
(34,161 posts)Politico is masterful at stirring the shit among the left.
Rawstory too, but they were never really respectable.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I don't see her outright denying what the article was stating.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...a primary challenger to Hakeem Jeffries.
Maybe someone wonderful will primary him.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)maybe not as liberal as AOC, but definitely among the liberal wing of the party. He's young, smart, charismatic and passionate as well as supposedly being groomed to replace Pelosi down the road. Seems a waste of time to primary him instead of somebody like a Tim Ryan (#128) or Seth Moulton (#145)
Progressive Punch has Jeffries at #36 in the Democratic Caucus, just ahead of #37 Maxine Waters, out of over 190 House Democrats.
Also, the article said they had already recruited somebody to challenge Jeffries. And, as I stated above, she did not deny what was in the article.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...says she already recruited someone.
She could directly deny that if its false. But she didnt.
Cha
(296,775 posts)Tavarious Jackson
(1,595 posts)All she did is complain about unnamed sources like Trump does.
Autumn
(44,972 posts)about her that contained false information. Sounds like a denial to me.
Link to tweet
Their articles are printed + distributed to **Congressional offices** - w/ no named sources.
Its really unfortunate.