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AOC: "Extremely important" that Biden offer Bernie Sanders a Cabinet position
Axios ^ | 10/25/20

Posted on 10/25/2020 8:36:03 AM PDT by Libloather

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that she believes it's "extremely important" that Joe Biden offer Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressive leaders Cabinet positions if he's elected president.

The big picture: Ocasio-Cortez was pressed repeatedly on policy differences between her and the more moderate Biden, including her opposition to fracking and support for Medicare for All. She responded that it would be a "privilege" and a "luxury" to be able to lobby a Biden administration on progressive issues, insisting that the focus right now should be on winning the White House.

What she's saying: "I think what a lot of people misunderstand about the progressive movement is that it wasn't a slogan when Bernie ran on saying, 'Not me, us.' And so it's not just about where Bernie Sanders is next term or what role that Sen. Sanders is playing, but it's really about who the Biden administration is choosing to lead agencies across the board," Ocasio-Cortez said.

"The fact of the matter is, this isn't just about the progressive movement. This is about making sure that we're not just going back to how things were and rewinding the tape before the Trump administration," she continued.

"This is about making sure, how are we going to not just make up for lost time, but leap into the future and actually ensure we are making the investments and policy decisions that will create an advanced American society. And, frankly, conservative appointments will not get us there."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Society
KEYWORDS: andrewcuomo; antifa; aoc; berniesanders; biden; cabinet; commies; cortez; marxist; ocasiocortez; occasionalcortex; sanders; socialist; vermont
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To: null and void
- She has an economics degree and doesn’t ‘get’ the law of supply and demand... -

Well, you know, if she doesn't like it she can work to repeal the law. /s

21 posted on 10/25/2020 10:13:34 AM PDT by ken in texas
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To: ken in texas

Good point.

Although I think she’ll work on Gresham’s Law first...


22 posted on 10/25/2020 10:16:05 AM PDT by null and void (Don't piss off old people. The older we get the less 'life in prison' is a deterent!)
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To: Libloather

If Biden Wins, Bernie will be Secretary of Labor. Imagine that, an avowed communist as Secretary of Labor. Oh well, we’ve already had a communist CIA Director and nothing bad happened. /S


23 posted on 10/25/2020 10:59:48 AM PDT by ETCM
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To: Libloather

The current Governor of Vermont is a Republican — RINO, but an R — and would likely appoint a Republican to succeed Boinie. The same situation prevails with Fauxcahontas in Massachusetts.


24 posted on 10/25/2020 11:01:04 AM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Libloather

President Trump should offer sanders a newly created cabinet post as well, which he would greedily accept before hearing that it is as “Permanent Attache to San Felix in Bolivar State, Venezuela.” The poorest city in that nation.


25 posted on 10/25/2020 12:33:21 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All men and women were created by the, you know, you know, the thing." -- Joe Biden 3/3/20)
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To: Libloather

AOC is just self-promoting. AOC won’t have anything to do with it, and Harris certainly can’t stand Bernie.


26 posted on 10/25/2020 12:59:57 PM PDT by Salman (Democrats. The *other* religion of peace..)
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To: Libloather

She can count ME out of that word US.

There is not a single position in politics that AOC adheres to that I would support-—

NOT ONE


27 posted on 10/25/2020 2:25:47 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: EQAndyBuzz

I don’t trust Roberts at all!


28 posted on 10/25/2020 5:14:53 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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