Nice get for Warren, Pressley is a badass and will make an excellent surrogate.
Squad Member Ayanna Pressley Endorses Elizabeth Warren
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Nice get for Warren, Pressley is a badass and will make an excellent surrogate.
Yeah, I'm confused on how shes actually a squad member. And yeah, that BDS vote. OOF
I was close to shock on the BDS vote. This and the genocide "present" by Ilhan Omar has really left a sour taste in my mouth about both of them.
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Meh, I'm indifferent on Omar. I get why she did it. But it was stupid either way.
Yeah that BDS vote offends me far more than a Warren endorsement, but Warren's my second choice.
Not that endorsing Warren is bad, but of "The Squad," her being the only one not endorsing Sanders is lol. Pressley has given mixed signals about where intentions lie, and she has voted inconsistently with progressive ideals. I'm not fond of her as a politician.
Well it's not like there's some application or like they're supposed to vote as a bloc. She's in the squad because the media and the Squad say she's in the squad.
I'm pretty sure #thesquad is just a hashtag used by AOC on their first day in office and it was accompanied by a picture of the 4 of them. Nothing more really. It just kind of went viral, but I don't think it was supposed to have any deeper meaning
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i hate when thread titles accurately and succinctly describe things
Not super surprising, she's in MA, probably wants the Senate seat, and dumped a massive pile of shade on Sanders during the 2016 primary cycle when she supported Clinton (that video resurfaced this year). As long as she's not going for Biden or Mayo Pete reasonable people shouldn't have much of an issue with it. Hopefully the harder core Sanders stans will stay off her neck.
"Voted inconsistently with progressive ideals" is something you could probably argue the same for any of them. Definitely for Ilhan Omar.
But it's beside the point, because Pressley endorsing the very progressive Warren is not inconsistent in any way. Pressley has a connection with Warren and is from her state as well.
You folks need avatars so it doesn't look like you're arguing with yourself.
Yup and the only logical reaction/stance to have on it right now
It tells a pattern that she doesn't seem to want to move as left as AOC, Omar, and Tlaib.
Given she's from MA and sat out when the other 3 endorsed Sanders this was expected.
She's from Massachusetts.
i see a lot of folks thanking her, and a few ones that are just vaguely quoting bernie sanders, and a few that are from Incredibly Smart People Who Just Don't Trust Warren, For Some Reason, Even Though She And Sanders Have Voted Together 95% Of The Time They've Been In Congress Together, but none of that really explains why this is a betrayal
edit: there also seems to be a lot of cheering for AOC's reply, which is simply a heart emoji
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That's a really broad statement that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Omar's genocide vote last week signals that she's not as left in some very important ways (the same can be said about Sanders with regard to his spotty record on guns).
expected. she's always been to the right of the rest of the Squad politically (see: her BDS vote), and as others have noted, she'd be in a good position to get Warren's Senate seat if she wins
anyway, AOC's reply is appropriate and good politics, doesn't really make sense for anyone on the Bernie side to get mad about this
anyway, AOC's reply is appropriate and good politics, doesn't really make sense for anyone on the Bernie side to get mad about this
Endorsements for solid, progressive candidates like Warren and Sanders are a good thing.
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doesn't really seem like it, most folks in here seem to be saying it was obviously going to happen or trying to downplay the endorser's credentials, the usual stuff for threads like this
I mean, it was obviously going to happen and she is to the right of the other 3/4 of the Squad
tbh though the response to this is quite a bit more tepid than the response to (other endorsement announcements from freshmen representatives that supra is referencing), so what i'm saying is that "no, they don't suddenly matter and the point you're trying to make is kind of falling flat"
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Govtrack rates her as the most left of the squad, and Voteview rates her 3rd ahead of AOC.
