Ilhan Omar Backs Sanders For President Others Follow
Ilhan Omar backs Sanders for president — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib set to follow
Three of the four members of “The Squad,” the quartet of progressive freshmen, are lining up behind Sanders
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a freshman progressive with national name recognition, announced her decision to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is expected to endorse Sanders at his “Bernie’s Back” rally in Queens on Saturday. Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most outspoken progressives on Capitol Hill who has a massive national following, volunteered for Sanders’ 2016 presidential bid. She was recruited to run for Congress in 2018 by Justice Democrats, a group founded by alumni of the Sanders campaign.
News of the endorsements came after 12 Democratic presidential candidates clashed over key policy issues in the fourth debate of the primary contest Tuesday night and after Sanders suffered a heart attack in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The endorsements are likely to give a much-needed boost to his campaign, which has sunk to a distant third place in a number of recent national and early voting polls. They could also help Sanders attract young voters and quash some concerns about his health and his age as the campaign works to get back on its feet after the senator’s recent medical setback. At 78, Sanders is the oldest Democratic presidential candidate. He is followed by former Vice President Joe Biden, who is 76, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is 70.
Ilhan Omar backs Sanders for president — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib set to follow
Three of the four members of “The Squad,” the quartet of progressive freshmen, are lining up behind Sanders
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a freshman progressive with national name recognition, announced her decision to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is expected to endorse Sanders at his “Bernie’s Back” rally in Queens on Saturday. Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most outspoken progressives on Capitol Hill who has a massive national following, volunteered for Sanders’ 2016 presidential bid. She was recruited to run for Congress in 2018 by Justice Democrats, a group founded by alumni of the Sanders campaign.
News of the endorsements came after 12 Democratic presidential candidates clashed over key policy issues in the fourth debate of the primary contest Tuesday night and after Sanders suffered a heart attack in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The endorsements are likely to give a much-needed boost to his campaign, which has sunk to a distant third place in a number of recent national and early voting polls. They could also help Sanders attract young voters and quash some concerns about his health and his age as the campaign works to get back on its feet after the senator’s recent medical setback. At 78, Sanders is the oldest Democratic presidential candidate. He is followed by former Vice President Joe Biden, who is 76, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is 70.
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