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“Have some integrity,” she added, calling for salaries to be furloughed for the next shutdown.

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated the simple political concept that when you push for policies that are good for a majority of people, a majority of people like it.

What we do have: a clear fault line within the ranks of those who seek to shape the party’s future.

"Democratic leadership signs off on these events. The new class isn't having it."

"These Democrats have no excuse: their constituents want them to support real net neutrality and the entire rest of their party has already done so."

"Our caucus today denied Barbara Lee the honor she deserved of being Chair. But the petty politics of members of Congress will never be able to deny her her place in history. She towers above those who rejected her."

By shining a spotlight on what would normally be an internal process decision, Ocasio-Cortez has turned the Green New Deal Committee creation into a referendum on the populist progressive agenda.

Far too many so-called representatives of the people forget the working men and women who volunteered their valuable time to canvass and call and convince for them.

Now that Democrats have won control of one house of Congress, we are already starting to see how flawed and disingenuous a bunch of people they really are. It’s not a pretty sight.

That all depends – on their eagerness to think big and bold, on their willingness to challenge the concentrated wealth and power that’s keeping things from changing.