Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives in Congress are standing by President Joe Biden even as voices across the party call on him to step aside following his disastrous debate against Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports.
“Ocasio-Cortez and Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar — two members of the ‘Squad’ of liberal lawmakers — signaled Monday that Biden should stay at the top of the ticket.”
Axios: Biden’s supporters on Capitol Hill strike back.
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