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Joe Lieberman urges voters to back Crowley over Ocasio-Cortez in general
The Hill ^ | 07/18/18 | JESUS RODRIGUEZ

Posted on 07/18/2018 9:47:26 PM PDT by TBP

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is urging voters in the general election to vote for Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) instead of Democratic nominee Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who upset him in the party primary.

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise primary victory over Rep. Joe Crowley seems likely to hurt Congress, America and the Democratic Party. It doesn’t have to," Lieberman wrote in an op-ed published Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal.

ADVERTISEMENT "Because the policies Ms. Ocasio-Cortez advocates are so far from the mainstream, her election in November would make it harder for Congress to stop fighting and start fixing problems."

Lieberman noted that Crowley's name will still be on the ballot as the nominee of the Working Families Party.

“Thanks to a small percentage of primary votes, all of the people of New York’s 14th Congressional District stand to lose a very effective representative in Washington,” Lieberman wrote. “Fortunately, Joe Crowley and the voters in his district can prevent this damage.”

Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley by 15 percentage points in the June 28 Democratic primary.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bloggers; crowley; damagecontrol; lieberman; notreadyforprimetime; ocasiocortez
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To: Sgt_Schultze
This is reminiscent of Lisa Murkowski in 2010. She lost her primary bid during the Tea Party uprising but decided to run as a write in and won. Here’s hoping the candidate from the center of the New Democrat base loses the same way to a normal leftist.

Not quite. Lisa Murkowski had to run a write-in campaign. Crowley will also be on the ballot, so all he has to do is run a more effective campaign. The results really hinge on the voter base and turn out.

21 posted on 07/18/2018 11:22:48 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: TBP

I almost miss that whining voice. Is Alf still on the air?


22 posted on 07/18/2018 11:29:24 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: TBP
Too good. Another Thomas Wictor Tweet.

TOO LATE!

She's ALREADY the big star.

A supergiant.

Next comes supernova, and finally she becomes a black hole that sucks in the entire Democratic party.

23 posted on 07/18/2018 11:32:07 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: TBP

I guess Joe doesn’t know that Hillary said 40% of Democrats are Socialists.


24 posted on 07/18/2018 11:36:34 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: TBP

The amusing thing here is that Crowley might actually win, with more than fifty-percent of the vote, beating both Ocasio-Cortez and the GOP guy.


25 posted on 07/19/2018 12:00:06 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: gubamyster
Ocasio-Cortez's district is half Latino, 40 percent Spanish-speaking, and 75% 'people of color' AND they voted in woman who's basically a communist. I don't think we have a chance in that district.
26 posted on 07/19/2018 12:03:31 AM PDT by GOPJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-s1_nfs7f4 STOP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-IsingvI_I)
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To: TBP
Sounds to me like Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is trying to interfere in NY (D) state elections.
While I disagree with Crowley on most things, he's very much an old-style Democrat
Really? That says a lot about you.

So the Democrat's were hopeful that Crowley "an old-style Democrat" was going to be Pelosi's replacement to lead the charge to impeach Trump when they won back the house...

The Democrat party favored an old-style Democrat to take over for Pelosi? Right.

27 posted on 07/19/2018 1:41:24 AM PDT by lewislynn ( Jeff Sessions not a mouse or mr. magoo but a low life back stabbing bastard pretending to be AG)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Yup! Another missed opportunity for conservatives and for conservatism.


28 posted on 07/19/2018 2:43:41 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: TBP

so if crowley were to win as working family party, is he still considered a democrat or would he be in his seat and referred to as a “working family Party” legislator?


29 posted on 07/19/2018 3:20:40 AM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: TBP

Great idea Joe! Where can I send some money to Crowley?


30 posted on 07/19/2018 3:21:39 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: kiryandil

Lieberman is Bolshevik scum, why would this surprise you?


31 posted on 07/19/2018 3:26:17 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: RightGeek

The Establishment Democrat will win the general then since he is still on the ballot.


32 posted on 07/19/2018 3:39:46 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: All

So do I! Many Dems and the Media have called it the new (horse)face of the Democrat Party....Time to start making the ads!


33 posted on 07/19/2018 4:44:13 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: TBP

Working Families sounds communist


34 posted on 07/19/2018 4:48:27 AM PDT by bert ((K. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... In our cities will be burning))
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To: TBP

Shut up Joe. She Guevara is the face of the Democratic Party and you’re just an old white man. Since you’re a Jew, you probably hate her for that too!

“No borders, no Wall, no USA at all”
Abolish ICE!
Free Medicare for all!
Save da Erf!

All is well. :^)


35 posted on 07/19/2018 5:34:43 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Vendome

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhykWWVXkAAomff.jpg


36 posted on 07/19/2018 5:35:30 AM PDT by Liberal Anti Venom (Freedom exists not to do what you like, but having the right to do what you ought. ~John Paul II~)
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To: Kevin in California

He won the Working Families Party nomination. There is no need to run as an Independent - he is already on the ballot.

Ocasio-Cortez won the Reform Party nomination in addition to the Democrat Party nomination.


37 posted on 07/19/2018 5:40:54 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: b4me

He’d probably caucus with the Democrats (like Bernie Sanders, Angus King, et al.) James Buckley (elected as a Conservative, Senate from NY, 1971-77, caucused with the Republicans).

Bernie Sanders caucused with the Democrats when he was a House member.

Virgil Goode was a Democrat then became Independent on Jan. 27, 2000. I’m not sure but I’m guessing he caucused with the Republicans. By 2002 he switched to GOP.


38 posted on 07/19/2018 5:54:56 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Vendome

39 posted on 07/19/2018 5:58:50 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: conservative98
This bleep is going down. She can go back to being a community organizer.

I dunno - I think they'll try to put her on the shelf for a while, buy her some books and send her to school. Then in 2020, they'll dust her off and present her as a "moderate" Democrat. That might not work, as she's already shown that she has a colossal ego - bolstered by the lamestream media.

40 posted on 07/19/2018 6:02:19 AM PDT by Inspectorette
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