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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]Docreed2003
(16,859 posts)And my regret since then as I've have gained a better appreciation for certain things that weren't as clear to me during that time.
All that to say, I'm still on "Bernie's" email list and today I received an email from AOC, like I'm sure some here did as well. The core of the message was that Brent Welder was somehow the most progressive and most aligned with Bernie, and not "corporate". Here's the email text for anyone interested:
This Friday, Bernie Sanders and I are flying to Kansas to hold a rally for Brent Welder a bold progressive who can flip a red congressional seat. Heres why...
Right after we shocked the nation with our primary victory in New York, the Associated Press called Brent Welders race the next major test of the strength of the left. I went on MSNBC the next day and said that Brent Welder is running the exact same race that I am.
Like us, Brents campaign is a grassroots-first operation.
Like me, Brent is a bold progressive who refuses corporate PAC money.
Like our campaign, Brents message of Medicare for All and a $15/hr minimum wage is connecting with families that are tired of worrying about their health insurance premiums (if they have coverage at all), their prescription drug costs, their retirements, and their kids college education.
And like me, Brent was a community organizer for Bernie Sanders. He has Bernies endorsement and mine. And, like us, Brent is going to win.
Brents election is just 3 weeks away. We can usher a progressive wave into Congress by electing bold progressives everywhere from New York to the Kansas heartland. Please rush a contribution of $3 or more to Brents campaign right now to fuel his grassroots campaign at this critical moment in American history!
Brent is leading the Republican incumbent by 7% in a poll conducted by the PCCC. Hillary Clinton won this Kansas district and Bernie won it in the primary.
Brents primary opponents include a banker, a corporate attorney, and a guy who emblazoned his website with the words leading from the center and boasts of the courage to compromise. Brents Republican opponent is the #1 recipient of campaign funding from payday loan sharks.
Winning in Kansas will help prove that the majority of Americans are with us on the policies. Americans support Medicare for All, expanding Social Security benefits, gun reform, debt-free college, and a $15 minimum wage.
Please, make a contribution of $3 or more to Brents campaign at this critical moment to prove that bold progressive values are popular EVERYWHERE.
Together, we have the people. Together, with your help, well have the votes.
Pa'lante,
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez