See for yourself:
Since there’s so many people running for President (& not enough for Senate), instead of obsessing over who‘s a “frontrunner,” maybe we can start w some general eliminations.
This awful, untrue line got boo’ed for a full minute.
John Delaney, thank you but please sashay away 👋🏽 https://t.co/0RDOwbfcgv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 2, 2019
The presidential candidate subsequently responded, seemingly attempting to assure the congresswoman that they are both on the same side.
Hey @AOC, we have the same goal, universal healthcare for everyone, we just have different ways of getting there. Healthcare is the #1 issue for voters, so let’s debate the way forward. Any show of your choosing. Healthcare is too important for tweets, we need real discussion. https://t.co/LDrWa9sZQD
— John Delaney (@JohnDelaney) June 3, 2019
Thus far, Ocasio-Cortez has not responded to Delaney’s tweet.
The Underlying Issues within the Democrat Party
Delaney’s statements about intolerance in the Democrat Party sheds light on a fracture within the party. As a whole, progressives and traditional Democrats harbor different outlooks on what serves as the right reform. Furthermore, progressives generally harbor animosity towards members in their party with more moderate or centrist leanings.
Americans saw this when Justice Democrats slammed Joe Biden after he announced his candidacy for the president of the United States. According to Justice Democrats, Biden is too much of a “centrist.” Therefore, this faction of Democrats doesn’t believe that Biden will be able to successfully defeat President Trump in 2020.
