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Legrant

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March 19, 2019

NYU student retweets drawing mocking pregnant Chelsea Clinton

The student who accused Chelsea Clinton of contributing to the New Zealand shooting shows no remorse and continues to rub salt in the wound:

March 18, 2019

Who leads Democrats among millennials? New poll may surprise you

The poll, organized by the University of Chicago's GenForward Survey Project, found that 21 percent of millennials back Biden over Democrats who have entered the crowded primary field, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 campaign was fueled by ardent support among young progressive voters, is a close second at 18 percent.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-leads-2020-democrats-in-millennial-support-poll-finds/
March 17, 2019

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Islamophobia 'is still very present on both sides of the aisle' in Congress

Source: CNN

Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Sunday that she believes Islamophobia "is still very present on both sides of the aisle" in Congress.

The remark from Tlaib, who represents Michigan, came as she was discussing criticism aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar, who, along with Tlaib, serves as one of two Muslim women in Congress. Omar faced scrutiny in February and March for controversial comments she made about Israel. In the wake of her comments, the Minnesota Democrat also became the subject of death threats.

"I pause and think to myself 'is it because she's a black American and she's Muslim?' And so that's where I pause and say to myself, 'Is there an issue here?' And I guess our mere presence there.

The fact that now there's not only one but now three Muslim Americans serving in Congress," Tlaib said to CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
Rep. Andre Carson, an Indiana Democrat who has served in Congress since 2008, also identifies as Muslim.

Read more: https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/03/17/politics/rashida-tlaib-islamophobia-both-sides-of-the-aisle/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F



Tlaib is a Justice Democrat (Cenk Uygur).

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