Progressive Dem who ousted establishment-backed congressman says he's 'right in alignment' w/ Biden
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'A progressive Democrat who ousted a longtime establishment congressman in a New York primary earlier this month said Monday that he's "right in alignment" with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who is running as a moderate Democrat.
The comments by Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal who defeated House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, underline a recognition by Democrats across the ideological spectrum that avoiding the intra-party fractures that helped sink Hillary Clinton in 2016 will be necessary to beat Donald Trump this November.
"In this moment, we're dealing with the second biggest crisis since the Great Depression. We have to get people back to work, we got to get a handle on this pandemic. And I'm right in alignment with Joe Biden in fighting those fights as well as fighting for racial and economic justice in all its forms," Bowman told CNN's John Berman on "New Day" Monday morning.
In particular, Bowman cited a policy platform crafted by allies of Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont that was unveiled earlier this month and represents an effort by the former vice president to include progressive priorities in his general election campaign.'
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/20/politics/jamaal-bowman-eliot-engel-cnntv/index.html
I guess the Atlantic will have to shelve the beloved 'Democrats in disarray' narrative they were pushing:
'What’s the argument for trying to get into the system through Congress and not just tearing it down from the outside?' 
'Would you want to see the progressives in Congress act more like the Freedom Caucus has, holding up compromises? Would you support shutdowns?' 
'Are you going to put in an application for membership in the Squad?' 
Find yourselves a new bomb tosser you....tossers. 
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/jamaal-bowman-eliot-engel-squad/613597/
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