Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says it is imperative for Democrats to back the eventual 2020 nominee — even if “subversive policies” by party leaders torpedo a campaign.
The New York Democrat — a staunch supporter of Sen. Bernard Sanders’ campaign — told Time magazine that underhanded tactics should not deter Democrats in the general election of their candidate were targeted during primary elections.
“‘Bernie has said this, I absolutely believe this: whoever gets the nomination, we have to rally behind them, no matter who it is,'” she told the magazine by phone for an interview published Monday. “‘And I would hope that everybody would do so if Bernie is the nominee as well.'”
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez went on to warn key decision makers not to attempt to politically kneecap Mr. Sanders’ campaign.
“Ocasio-Cortez also discouraged Democrats from using party rules or other mechanisms to block Sanders if he advances,” the magazine reported. “‘I don’t think it’s a good idea for people to try to use superdelegate or other kind of subversive policies to deny anybody the nomination because it’s incredibly divisive to do so, and very demoralizing, which is a direct threat in November,’ she said, adding, ‘The moment you start playing games trying to deny whoever is the nominee, we really start to get into dangerous territory in terms of defeating Trump.'”
She stressed that Mr. Sanders’ supporters could help improve his chances by continuing to “keep our noses down and keep organizing and keep phone banking and knocking on doors and doing what we can because this thing is not over until the nomination is secured.”
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Na.. The dem voters need to stay HOME, if their preferred candidate is not getting the nomination.. THAT WAY WE ENSURE TRUMP wins in a Landslide.
She will soon have to eat those words. The faceless superdelegates, who all do Hillary’s bidding, will make sure the eventual nominee is NOT Bernie. I can’t see her saying this when they force Biden to win the nomination and tell the Dem voters, “Behold the champion YOU CHOSE to defeat Donald Trump!”
Will that finally be enough to touch off the long-overdue revolution within the Dem camp? One can only hope. If in 4 years they can produce another Truman or even Kennedy it would be worth it.
I’d never put Truman up there. Kennedy, maybe.
Ole’ Horseteeth missed another chance to shut her mouth, and not reveal just how stupid she is. But alas, and alack, she has once again blabbed her way into the “how stupid can you be” list.
At least she got the “subversive policies” part right. Subversive is the only type of policy the democraps have.
Subversive, seditious and TRAITOROUS..
underhanded tactics should not deter Democrats
The same underhanded tactics that the Radical Left use on a daily basis. It only seems to be a problem now that they’re using them against Comrade Bernie.
Don’t listen to the Bronx Bolshevik Libs, I say Boycott the election in 2020 !!
That’s typical of the leftists though. ITS ALL Ok, to use tactic ABC, UNTIL that tactic gets used AGAINST them… Then its ‘scream bloody murder’.