The liberal group that helped give rise to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned voters Thursday against picking former Vice President Joseph R. Biden as the party’s presidential nominee.
Justice Democrats described the 76-year-old Mr. Biden as a relic of the past with a shady record on the issues they care about.
“The old guard of the Democratic Party failed to stop Trump, and they can’t be counted on to lead the fight against his divide-and-conquer politics today,” the group said in a statement. “The party needs new leadership with a bold vision capable of energizing voters in the Democratic base who stayed home in 2016.
“While we’re going to support the Democratic nominee, we can’t let a so-called ’centrist’ like Joe Biden divide the Democratic Party and turn it into the party of ’No, we can’t,’” they said.
It marked the biggest rebuke to date from the grassroots organization that is looking to build on the 2018 election, where it helped Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and other liberals emerge victorious running on an agenda that included Medicare for All and free college tuition.
• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.
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