Stop us if you’ve heard this before: A firmly entrenched New York City Democratic congressman is fighting for his political life against a...
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: A firmly entrenched New York City Democratic congressman is fighting for his political life against a fast-rising upstart who has generated serious buzz among progressives.
That, of course, was the template for one of the biggest upsets in recent political history — when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took down longtime Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley.
Now, Ocasio-Cortez is trying to help defeat another multi-term incumbent in Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY). And the congressman is none too pleased.
In a video from a candidate forum over the weekend (posted by Dave Weigel of the Washington Post), Engel bashed Ocasio-Cortez for endorsing his primary opponent, Jamaal Bowman.
“This is not a dictatorship, this is a democracy. We shouldn’t have one person, from high, even though she’s a colleague of mine, think that she can anoint whoever’s elected to Congress. That’s not what democracy is all about,” Engel said.
Lets hope that Ocasio-Cortez succeeds in defeating Engel and replacing him with another openly far-left candidate just like herself.
After all better to have an openly far-left candidate running than one who pretends to be moderate but is really far left at the core.
At least that way voters have some sort of choice.
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