Who is Marie Newman? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez approves the first Challenger 2020 in the Democratic Party

New York Democratic Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first support for a main House opponent against a Democratic president on Tuesday.

Ocasio-Cortez supported the candidacy of Marie Newman, a candidate for the 2020 District 3 Congress in Illinois, as she faces again the moderate "business" democrat, Dan Lipinski, in office since 2005. The endorsement of Ocasio-Cortez marks the first time that the Congressman supports a parliamentary challenger in his own party and comes after Lipinski narrowly defeated Newman in the Democratic primary elections of 2018. Lipinski reacted in ridiculing the so-called member of "Squad" and calling it "extreme" Ocasio-Cortez and Newman.

Although the suburbs of Chicago are "deeply blue," according to Ocasio-Cortez, Lipinski is one of the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus. He voted against the Affordable Care Act and defended several anti-abortion positions during his congressional term.

"It will take a bigger and stronger democratic party – a party that returns to our FDR roots and struggles for workers – to change our future in 2020. We can not afford blue seats. deep to fight health care and equal rights.We need @ Marie4Congress, "Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter, tagging Newman's account.

"Marie Newman is a classic example of one of the ways we could be better as a party: to go from a blue seat and defend all the issues we have to defend," Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview with The New York Times. "The fact that a deep blue seat defends many parts of the Republican agenda is extremely problematic – we are not talking about a rotating state forced to take tough votes."

Lipinski reacted in front of the New York congressman, making a statement Tuesday afternoon, saying that Ocasio-Cortez's downline "makes it clear that Ms. Newman is an extreme candidate who is completely out of step with to the constituents of the Third District of Illinois who do not want to be represented by a fifth member of the group.The Democratic Party – and our country – can not afford a "Party of the Left Party" obstructionist while we We need to focus on victory and the policies that will truly enable working families and all those currently struggling in America. "

Lipinski went on to ridicule Newman's so-called "Medicare for All" plan (New York), claiming that it would take private health insurance out of 170 million Americans and completely eliminate the current Medicare regime. seniors. Lipinski barely beat Newman in 2018, winning 51.1% of the votes against 48.9% for Newman.

Ocasio-Cortez continuous offer his support Tuesday to Newman, calling her "a core fighter for working families" in the 3rd district of Illinois. "For me, choosing to support is more than a simple policy.I also need to know who is implementing WORK.Do they wear their shoes?" Marie is "his supporters are." Let's knock on doors and join -they, "she tweeted.

Ocasio-Cortez has not yet approved a Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, although comments from several of her tweets supporting Newman have called for her support for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.