Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. N.Y.) is supporting Nancy Pelosi for the Speaker of the House. While she would like to see younger leadership, she does not want more conservative leadership. Since Pelosi is the most progressive candidate in the race, AOC is supporting her.
“Right now, out of the field, I would say that she is the most progressive candidate,” Ocasio-Cortez said on her Instagram Live where she often takes questions from constituents. “All of the rebellion for the speakership are challenges to her right, and so I think it’s important to communicate that.”
“My standard in this is: I’m going to support the most progressive candidate that’s leading the party and right now that is Nancy Pelosi, in terms of running,” she continued. “I would like to see new, younger leadership, but I don’t want new leadership that’s more conservative.”
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