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Uncle Joe

(58,365 posts) Sat Jul 14, 2018, 03:03 PM Jul 2018

Ocasio-Cortez to campaign with Bernie Sanders in Kansas

Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will travel to Kansas together next week to campaign for a pair of candidates in the state, according to The Washington Post.

The pair will start off in Wichita, Kansas on July 20 to campaign for James Thompson in the state’s 4th district. From there they’ll head to Kansas City to support former Sanders delegate Brent Welder, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd congressional district.

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“All over this country, you have people who understand that we need to [change] the minimum wage to a living wage; that health care is a right; that we need to rebuild our infrastructure,” the progressive senator told the newspaper.

“Those are popular issues in the Bronx. These are popular issues in Vermont. In Kansas, they’ve gone through the [former governor Sam] Brownback agenda, and they do not believe you should give tax breaks to the rich and cut Social Security.”

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/397022-ocasio-cortez-to-campaign-with-bernie-sanders-in-kansas

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Ocasio-Cortez to campaign with Bernie Sanders in Kansas (Original Post) Uncle Joe Jul 2018 OP

Unfortunate events surrounding KS-03 RandySF Jul 2018 #1

Uh huh Lulu KC Aug 2018 #9

Why? murielm99 Jul 2018 #2

And, she is running as a Democrat, I think, and Sander is not, has never been a Democrat question everything Jul 2018 #3

I hate seeing her bring divisiveness murielm99 Jul 2018 #7

It's all about the message. n/t Uncle Joe Jul 2018 #4

I am going to try to get into the MuseRider Jul 2018 #5

A good candidate can win in the 3rd district. Scruffy1 Jul 2018 #6

Well, OK then. OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #8

RandySF

(58,899 posts)

1. Unfortunate events surrounding KS-03

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 03:10 PM

Jul 2018

As soon as the rally was announced, the intercept and other took to Twitter in a vicious attack against KS-03 candidate Sharice Davids. It could be a Republican or Russian troll plot to stir shit up, but still not good.

Lulu KC

(2,567 posts)

9. Uh huh

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 5, 2018, 06:19 PM

Aug 2018

and it's only getting worse.
Plus the discovery that Yoder's buds are helping Welder in a backhanded way.

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

2. Why?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 03:18 PM

Jul 2018

She hasn't even been elected to anything yet.

question everything

(47,486 posts)

3. And, she is running as a Democrat, I think, and Sander is not, has never been a Democrat

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 03:21 PM

Jul 2018

Actively campaigned against a Democrat.

If Crowley is running as an independent, we may see the rerun of the Joe Lieberman campaign.

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

7. I hate seeing her bring divisiveness

Reply to question everything (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 04:49 PM

Jul 2018

to the Democratic Party. I was prepared to like her a lot.

I can't get over that picture of her with Susan Sarandon.

Uncle Joe

(58,365 posts)

4. It's all about the message. n/t

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 03:24 PM

Jul 2018

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)

5. I am going to try to get into the

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 04:03 PM

Jul 2018

event in KC. Not sure it is possible, not my district so maybe I should not take up the space. Bernie is very popular in Kansas.

Scruffy1

(3,256 posts)

6. A good candidate can win in the 3rd district.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 04:28 PM

Jul 2018

Yoder came in the 2010 debacle and in a non presidential year it is about turnout. Lawrence and KC Kansas are both heavily democratic. Hats off to these two for helping get voters to the polls. Wichita should be doable, too.

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

8. Well, OK then.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 05:07 PM

Jul 2018

“All over this country, you have people who understand that we need to [change] the minimum wage to a living wage; that health care is a right; that we need to rebuild our infrastructure."

Damn straight.

That's why the Democratic Party included solutions to these problems in their platform, and why the last Democratic President enacted reforms to address these issues. The same President that the cited Senator wished primaried for his second term, and the same Democratic Party that the cited Senator cannot resist frequently sullying.

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