Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders is a huge win for him and a way for her to hit back at the Democratic Party

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• Sen. Bernie Sanders scored a big win during Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate, as news of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement of his 2020 presidential run broke.
• The move is a shrewd one for Ocasio-Cortez, as it demonstrates she's not softening her political tactics or looking to appease the Democratic establishment by playing the inside game.
• "Placating party leaders will do little to help Ocasio-Cortez achieve the kind of transformative changes she wants," wrote Jacobin magazine. "She seems to understand this."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders scored a big win during Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate.

But the boost wasn't just a result of his performance on stage, which was generally well-received. It came largely from the news that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her two fellow progressive congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar would endorse his candidacy.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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