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67. So, other than Bernie (who is an independent) what progressive in Congress doesn't call
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 02:09 AM
Mar 2020
themselves a Democrat as well?

here is the complete list of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

every single one calls himself or herself a Democrat

so, do tell, who are these mythical self-identifying (as non Democratic) progressives in Congress other than Sanders?




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus#House_members

Arizona

Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3, Tucson)
Ruben Gallego (AZ-7, Phoenix) – vice chair

California

Jared Huffman (CA-2, San Rafael)
Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11, Concord)
Barbara Lee (CA-13, Oakland)
Ro Khanna (CA-17, Fremont) – first vice chair
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19, San Jose)
Jimmy Panetta (CA-20, Carmel Valley)
Judy Chu (CA-27, El Monte)
Brad Sherman (CA-30, Sherman Oaks)
Grace Napolitano (CA-32, Norwalk)
Ted Lieu (CA-33, Los Angeles)
Jimmy Gomez (CA-34, Los Angeles)
Karen Bass (CA-37, Baldwin Hills)
Linda Sanchez (CA-38, Lakewood)
Gil Cisneros (CA-39, Yorba Linda)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40, Los Angeles)
Mark Takano (CA-41, Riverside) – vice chair
Maxine Waters (CA-43, Inglewood)
Nanette Barragán (CA-44, San Pedro)
Katie Porter (CA-45, Irvine)
Alan Lowenthal (CA-47, Long Beach)
Mike Levin (CA-49, San Juan Capistrano)
Juan Vargas (CA-51, San Diego)

Colorado

Joe Neguse (CO-2, Boulder) – vice chair

Connecticut

Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven)

Delaware

Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE at-large)

Florida

Darren Soto (FL-9, Orlando)
Lois Frankel (FL-21, West Palm Beach)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24, Miami)
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26, Miami)

Georgia

Hank Johnson (GA-4, Lithonia)
John Lewis (GA-5, Atlanta)

Hawaii

Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2, Honolulu)

Illinois

Chuy Garcia (IL-4, Chicago)
Danny Davis (IL-7, Chicago)
Jan Schakowsky (IL-9, Chicago) – vice chair

Indiana

André Carson (IN-7, Indianapolis)

Iowa

Dave Loebsack (IA-2, Iowa City)

Kentucky

John Yarmuth (KY-3, Louisville)

Maine

Chellie Pingree (ME-1, North Haven)

Maryland

Jamie Raskin (MD-8, Takoma Park)

Massachusetts

Jim McGovern (MA-2, Worcester)
Joe Kennedy III (MA-4, Brookline)
Katherine Clark (MA-5, Melrose)
Ayanna Pressley (MA-7, Dorchester)
Lori Trahan (MA-3, Westford)

Michigan

Dan Kildee (MI-5, Flint Township)
Andy Levin (MI-9, Bloomfield Township)
Debbie Dingell (MI-12, Dearborn) – vice chair
Rashida Tlaib (MI-13, Detroit)
Brenda Lawrence (MI-14, Southfield)

Minnesota

Angie Craig (MN-2, Eagan)
Ilhan Omar (MN-5, Minneapolis) – whip

Mississippi

Bennie Thompson (MS-2, Bolton)

Missouri

Lacy Clay (MO-1, St. Louis)

Nevada

Steven Horsford (NV-4, Las Vegas)

New Jersey

Donald Norcross (NJ-1, Camden) – vice chair
Andy Kim (NJ-3, Bordentown)
Frank Pallone (NJ-6, Long Branch)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12, Trenton)

New Mexico

Deb Haaland (NM-1, Albuquerque)

New York

Grace Meng (NY-6, Queens)
Nydia Velázquez (NY-7, Brooklyn)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8, Brooklyn)
Yvette Clarke (NY-9, Brooklyn)
Jerrold Nadler (NY-10, Manhattan)
Carolyn Maloney (NY-12, Manhattan)
Adriano Espaillat (NY-13, Manhattan)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14, Bronx)
José Serrano (NY-15, Bronx)
Joe Morelle (NY-25, Rochester)

North Carolina

Alma Adams (NC-12, Charlotte)

Ohio

Marcia Fudge (OH-11, Cleveland)

Oregon

Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1, Beaverton)
Earl Blumenauer (OR-3, Portland)
Peter DeFazio (OR-4, Springfield)

Pennsylvania

Brendan Boyle (PA-2, Philadelphia)
Dwight Evans (PA-3, Philadelphia)
Madeleine Dean (PA-4, Abington Township)
Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5, Swarthmore)
Matt Cartwright (PA-8, Scranton)

Rhode Island

David Cicilline (RI-1, Providence) – vice chair

Tennessee

Steve Cohen (TN-9, Memphis)

Texas

Veronica Escobar (TX-16, El Paso) – vice chair
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18, Houston) – vice chair
Sylvia Garcia (TX-29, Houston)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30, Dallas)
Lloyd Doggett (TX-35, Austin)

Vermont

Peter Welch (VT at-Large)

Virginia

Don Beyer (VA-8, Alexandria)

Washington

Pramila Jayapal (WA-7, Seattle) – co-chair
Adam Smith (WA-9, Bellevue)

Wisconsin

Mark Pocan (WI-2, Madison) – co-chair
Gwen Moore (WI-4, Milwaukee)


Non-voting

Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)

Senate members

Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont)
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Ok. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #85
That is how I feel too but further... showblue22 Mar 2020 #22
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No because they call themselves democrats showblue22 Mar 2020 #30
Yes but they also Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #33
Right, they are Progressive Democrats Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #43
I don't have a problem with either. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #44
Absolutely! n/t Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #45
So, other than Bernie (who is an independent) what progressive in Congress doesn't call Celerity Mar 2020 #67
Cold But Fair, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #83
It's interesting that on that list are the first two members of Congress who endorsed Sanders.... George II Mar 2020 #91
+1 Celerity Mar 2020 #66
I've been hitting the trash button a lot lately!! Butterflylady Mar 2020 #23
as far as I am concerned.... quickesst Mar 2020 #24
I have always been high ly suspicious of the "undecideds" Dream Girl Mar 2020 #25
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Undecided means that they are unwilling to support Biden dansolo Mar 2020 #108
yeah quickesst Mar 2020 #65
Case by case blocking for me. But I sympathize. I will block those who bash the nominee or lie emmaverybo Mar 2020 #27
Good idea! No more seeing someone threaten to hold the vote hostage.. zackymilly Mar 2020 #28
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I Like this emoji band NCProgressive Mar 2020 #79
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I am also going to do this...it gives me an anxiety attack every time I see the picture and think Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #47
I have taken to trashing the threads of his supporters. Blue_true Mar 2020 #48
I like your idea of 'thrashing' instead of 'trashing' the threads. LOL n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #56
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I understand Gothmog Mar 2020 #50
Everyone knows Sanders is history NCProgressive Mar 2020 #80
oooh. me first! mikelgb Mar 2020 #51
not just blocking KayF Mar 2020 #52
You can't control who blocks who. LOL. It's a DU feature. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #57
i'm not talking about her blocking KayF Mar 2020 #61
She states SHE is blocking. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #63
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That's Sanders whole campaign strategy. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #87
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What...blocking supporters of someone who is only a Democrat during a presidential election? zackymilly Mar 2020 #58
Yes. We do share many of the same ideals. Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #60
This is how you reach out to the other side? wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #55
I agree. Bernie is on the 'other side'. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #62
Booom. Cha Mar 2020 #68
Requesting that all Bernie haters block me CrawlingChaos Mar 2020 #64
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Kick. I took your advice... zackymilly Mar 2020 #70
Block me too! nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #71
Why? Are you a Bernie Bro with a Biden pic? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #74
No, because if someone is that uptight I don't need to interact with them. nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #75
This. zonkers Mar 2020 #93
All of my communication is on my iPhone tavernier Mar 2020 #73
I started doing it after I got a hateful message from one in my inbox. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #76
Sanders is irrelevant Progressive dog Mar 2020 #77
It sounds like intellectual cowardice to refuse to hear different ideas Bucky Mar 2020 #78
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I've been blocking a lot lately HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #92
Joe Biden's smile in the mug shot at the bottom of your post reminds me... BluesRunTheGame Mar 2020 #94
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Hostile. milestogo Mar 2020 #97
That's probably for the best. It'll cut down on the internecine fighting muriel_volestrangler Mar 2020 #98
Calmer here now. Thanks. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #100
What's even more disturbing than your statement . . . wackadoo wabbit Mar 2020 #101
"our" party? betsuni Mar 2020 #103
You beat me to it! n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #105
Why? Are you not a Democrat? wackadoo wabbit Mar 2020 #110
Found another one! click! nt zackymilly Mar 2020 #104
At this time MFM008 Mar 2020 #102
I did not have the courage to say this even though I thought of it many times. katmondoo Mar 2020 #106
Thanks for the heads-up. Iggo Mar 2020 #111
Kicked. Just added another one! n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #113
Very sad that democracy fallout87 Mar 2020 #114
"Democracy" has spoken. He lost. What does it say about him that won't do the decent thing in this Dream Girl Mar 2020 #115
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