Jason,
What we are here to do is to transform the politics of this country. And the only way that we will do that is by winning with mandates.
So when we talk about Jamaal Bowman, what I want us to keep in mind is that this is not just about win or lose.
What we have to demonstrate — not just to Republicans, but even within our own party and the entire country — is that we are ready to guarantee health care to every single American.
We are ready for a politics that unapologetically supports the labor movement and the right to a union.
We are ready for politics that supports rights to clean air and clean water; that understands welcoming immigrants is part of supporting our success as a nation; that we have to dismantle an unjust criminal justice system, and in order to actually establish public safety, we must open paths to education.
And we do that by making sure that we aren't just aiming for mere victory. We are aiming to send Jamaal back with a mandate — that our communities cannot be bought by special interests.
AIPAC spent $1.9 million against Jamaal just last week,1 and have committed spending $18 million more until the NY primary election in less than 5 weeks. |
That's something that I don't think is discussed enough: it's not just the stances that people like Jamaal Bowman take. It's the fact that he takes them without taking a dime of corporate lobbyist money.
That is a type of leader that is extraordinarily rare in our politics today, to have a member of Congress that is not funded by big money or corporate lobbies.
In my first reelection campaign the entire establishment came after me, too, and I had a $5 million primary challenge, followed by a $10 million general election challenge. Now, what Jamaal is facing is orders of magnitude larger than that.
What we have to show them is that their money is no good here.
This is a fight for the integrity of our representation. Our communities cannot and should not be bought.
Our representation should not go to the highest bidder — it should go to the best leader. And that leader is Jamaal Bowman.
In solidarity,
Alexandria
1 - POLITICO: Jamaal Bowman's lonely island
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