Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she is endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president after it was reported that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would endorse him too.
The Minnesota congresswoman made the announcement on Twitter, and said that Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib would also be endorsing the Vermont independent. The three Democratic freshman congresswoman are part of a group of liberal legislators they call “the squad.”
Proud to endorse @SenSanders for President, glad that @AOC and @RashidaTlaib are on board too. It’s time ?? https://t.co/2mAmXJiKxv
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 16, 2019
.@BernieSanders isn’t fighting to win just one presidential election — he’s fighting for the soul of our democracy.
Here’s more on why I’m so proud to give Bernie my endorsement for president of the United States: pic.twitter.com/1NLMPnzS1x
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 16, 2019
Omar and Sanders have worked together, introducing legislation together this summer to cancel all student debt in the United States.
Corporations have repeatedly gotten bailouts and tax breaks.
We need a bailout for the people — that’s why I just introduced a piece of legislation with Senator Bernie Sanders to cancel all student debt in our country#CancelStudentDebt #CollegeforAll https://t.co/9JNHRmNQ8s
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) June 24, 2019
The announcement comes after Sanders promised a “special guest” at his next rally in New York City.
“We’re looking forward to Saturday,” Corbin Trent, an Ocasio-Cortez spokesman, said. The New York Democrat helped out on Sanders campaign during his 2016 primary run.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was the other candidate some believed Ocasio-Cortez might support, but her backing may have swung to Sanders after Warren disavowed democratic socialism, a movement both Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders support.
Sanders has seen his support lag in recent weeks, while Warren has past him in the polls. The three liberal congresswomen are popular among the party’s Left wing, a section of the electorate both Warren and Sanders appeal to.
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