AOC-linked group prepping primary challenges for Democrats in 2022
Event scheduled as part of an effort to 'hold the Biden administration accountable'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Progressives are already preparing to unseat Democratic incumbents in 2022 with a prominent left-leaning group fielding nominations for potential primary challengers.
Justice Democrats, which backed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in 2018, is reportedly hosting a launch call next Tuesday for 2022 candidate recruitment.
The group described its search as part of its "process to support primary challengers, hold the Biden administration accountable, and elect a new generation of diverse, working-class Democrats who have a bold vision to transform our country."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}OCASIO-CORTEZ'S PAC ENDORSES SEVERAL PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGERS IN BID TO COUNTER ESTABLISHMENT DEMS
The "Build the Squad" event will feature Ocasio-Cortez along with Representatives-elect Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., and Cori Bush, D-Mo. -- both of whom have been considered recent additions to the liberal "squad" in Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez also started her own political action committee earlier this year in a bid to put more progressives in Congress.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tuesday's event represents the latest in a series of signals that the progressive wing of Congress isn't backing down amid other members' calls for moderation.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., recently criticized former President Obama for resisting the "defund the police" movement.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We lose people in the hands of police," she said, linking to an article on Obama's comments. "It’s not a slogan but a policy demand. And centering the demand for equitable investments and budgets for communities across the country gets us progress and safety."