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In reply to the discussion: I was a big fan, but Ocasio-Cortez is starting to get on my nerves. [View all]Celerity
(43,327 posts)at your own peril.
He and they already had a substantial material impact in a major Illinois race, where they pumped in over one million dollars to push anti-immigrant, anti LGBTQ, pro life Dan Lipinski over Marie Newman, who had the backing of many powerful mainstream Democratic PACS, such as EMILY'S List (one of their very few primary losses), March On, MoveOn.org, NOW, Indivisible, Planned Parenthood, Illinois Federation of Teachers, SEIU, National Nurses United (the largest nationals nurses union)Feminist Majority,NARAL, The Human Rights Campaign, etc.
These PAC's affiliated with Lieberman and his ilk have pledged to dump in at least 50 million dollars into primary races, with a good chunk of it going to so-called 'moderate' Republicans. Many of the Democratic candidates they endorse (Lipinski being a perfect example) fundamentally disagree with significant parts of our Democratic party's overall platform.