Pressley is latest 'squad' member to back Turner in Ohio special election

[Autumn]

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Tuesday threw her support behind former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner (D) in her bid to represent the Ohio's 11th Congressional District.

“If we are going to make real progress on the urgent crises facing all of our communities, we need lawmakers who are committed to legislating boldly - that's Nina,” Pressley said in a statement endorsing Turner.

Pressey said Turner, who previously served as a national co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, has been “unapologetic in her advocacy and her vision for the communities” in her district.

“As I’ve always said, policy is my love language, and I know Nina shares my belief in what we can accomplish when we create policies intentionally and in deep partnership with the community. I’m proud to endorse her candidacy, and look forward to working with her in Congress,” she added in a statement obtained by The Hill.

The endorsement makes Pressley the latest member of the progressive group of female congresswomen — which also includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — to back Turner in the race.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/560802-pressley-is-latest-squad-member-to-endorse-nina-turner-for-congress?fbclid=IwAR1KPCA74jJQo2_K2UErIVt3CP2XFuitnoryZHeu-OgR8EkcCOAXH9mJFIc

[Rustyeye77]

1. Wow

I guess she forgot about the now infamous bowel-of-shit analogy.

[BannonsLiver]

42. She probably agrees with Neena.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Ayanna Pressley Knows a great Democrat when she sees one!

[oasis]

3. Sees what? Pressley may need to visit an optometrist. nt

[Me.]

17. Thanks For For The Laugh

[George II]

4. Then why didn't she endorse Shontel Brown?

[Autumn]

5. Obviously she thinks Turner will make a better Congresswoman.

[George II]

6. Hillary Clinton and James Clyburn think otherwise.

[Autumn]

7. I think I'm going to go with the Squad. It's wonderful seeing young progressives

sticking together to fix the problems they face.

[George II]

9. I think I'm going to go with those with decades of loyalty to the Democratic Party....

As Shontel Brown said today in response to Majority Whip Clyburn's endorsement:

“As the leader of this party, I am truly skilled in building bridges and doing it without attacking people or insulting them,” she said Tuesday. If sent to Washington, she added, “I won’t have to start with a long letter of apology.”

Even the New York Times observed in their article on Clyburn's endorsement:

Ms. Turner is undoubtedly a divisive figure as well. A prominent surrogate for Mr. Sanders in 2016 and a national co-chairwoman for his campaign in 2020, she has never minced words about what she calls “corporate Democrats.” She has declined to say whether she voted for Ms. Clinton in 2016, and before Election Day in November, she suggested the choice between Donald J. Trump and Mr. Biden was the choice between a full bowl of excrement and half a bowl.

(they cleaned it up, but we all know what she really said)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/us/politics/jim-clyburn-nina-turner-special-election-cleveland.html

By the way, since you brought up young progressives, Shontel Brown is younger than both Nina Turner and Ayanna Pressley.

[Autumn]

11. Brown may be younger but she is not a progressive. The Squd knows that Turner won't back down

when social justice is at stake. That is what energizes Turners supporters.

[Demsrule86]

13. Yeah, that is the issue. She won't work towards consensus and could actually cause important

legislation to fail. Politics is the art of compromise.

[murielm99]

35. I am glad someone here realizes

that politics is the art of compromise.

[George II]

19. There are progressives in deeds and in words. Shontel Brown is progressive in deeds.

[sheshe2]

20. Social Justice?

She sat on a stage with a man called Killer Mike, a black man that supports the NRA.

Where is this social you speak of? How does this make her a progressive?

[George II]

44. He's the guy who said if his kid walked out of a class to protest guns, he'd never get back....

...in his house.

Great parenting.

[sheshe2]

47. Yes and I posted somewhere...

that the NRA used that interview on the day of Parklands WalkOUT. They used Killer Mikes own words against the survivors.

[Me.]

18. Good Reads

and so true. And don't forget her hook-up with Jill Stein.

[NurseJackie]

38. Supporting and voting for Jill Fucking Stein disqualifies her.

[NurseJackie]

39. And comparing Joe Biden with a "bowl of shit" disqualifies her.

[Demsrule86]

15. I like all members of the squad, but what legislative accomplishments do they have?

What problems have been fixed? Everyone must work together in order to enact legislation.

[LowerManhattanite]

10. (PREPS TO DONATE AGAIN...

…TO THE BROWN CAMPAIGN)

[Doremus]

16. Gotcha matched ... (to Nina of course!) lol

[Budi]

8. You mean, Rep. Fudge's handpicked successor Shontel Brown, right?

Love that Rep Jim Clyburn endorsement for Shontel Brown today!!

That's one mighty big voice!!

💙#ShontelBrownOH-11

💙Rep. Fudge's own handpicked successor, Shontel Brown.

[Demsrule86]

12. Nina is a member of the People's Party. She is merely running as a Democrat rather than in the

party she belongs to which is why I still say she loses the primary.

[sheshe2]

22. I can't tell you how disappointed I am in Pressley.

She is from MA and though not my rep I respected her. She went outside the Squad in her support of Hill. She literally bared her soul when she bared her head. I loved her courage. She left the box and then went back inside to stand in solidarity with a few.

[Demsrule86]

23. I am also disappointed.

Sheshe2, when will Democrats learn that the GOP gets more 'stuff' because they stick together and don't always?

[Jedi Guy]

53. One has to wonder if she'll jump ship and shed the Democrat label if she wins.

I have no doubt that she will. She's holding her nose and running as a Democrat because she has no other way to get on the ballot, so she'll go back to the People's Party first chance she gets.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. Are you really a democrat if you campaign for and voted for Jill Stein???

Does trying to help RFG get re-elected by stating that voting for him is like eating something unpleasant?

I like real democrats who support the nominee of the party

[joetheman]

14. I really am sorry to learn that. Do they not recall 2016 at all? nt

[George II]

21. Classic tweet!

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

24. Well...

Link to tweet

[George II]

27. Here's hoping a "daily double"! And a video that I absolutely love from last year:

This was right around the time James Clyburn made his last significant endorsement:

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

33. That made me LOL!

Thank You!

Psst...Black women won it for us.

[treestar]

49. Several assertions that aged badly!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. LOL

Thank you for posting this

[Autumn]

26. Our President and Vice President are not petty people. What a low opinion that Twitter person must

have of Democrats. They know that without the support of progressives they can't win and would never alienate a part of the party out of spite.

[sheshe2]

31. Autumn...

Autumn

26. Our President and Vice President are not petty people. What a low opinion that Twitter person must

have of Democrats

??? You read all this in a tweet about Biden and Harris and a comment that Clyborn endorsed Shontel only to callout the twitter person having a low opinion that person has of Democrats.

UMM it was a very happy loving pic of the Pres and VP.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215575537#post21
Seriously?

Please do explain. My head is spinning here.

[betsuni]

36. There seems to be confusion about who Democrats are. It's the progressive party.

Confusion about who the base is. It's not Justice Democrats, third party voters, democratic socialists and a populist movement/revolution. That myth has been debunked.

[sheshe2]

40. Apparently.

[George II]

46. Debunked AFTER being defused. I think President Biden reminded us of who are base is in November.

[George II]

45. I don't think that person, whom I don't even know, has a lower opinion of our President than....

....the woman who called him a half-bowl of shit, Nina Turner.

[sheshe2]

25. okay.

Other than endorsements ...what has she actually done? What are her accomplishments?

A few days ago you said you did not even know who she was. Now you are full throttle support. Tell us why. You may change my mind and I will forgive her Stein support.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. This will be fun to watch

Link to tweet

[brooklynite]

32. I know I'm going to hate learning how much cash was burned in this race...

...that won't add anyone to the Democratic margin, when we'll have desperate need for that same cash to hold on to the House and expand the Senate AND win back Governorships AND elect Secretaries of State and Attorneys General AND...

[womanofthehills]

41. Nina just pulled in over $100,000 - going for $150,000

Link to tweet

?s=21

[George II]

43. Most campaigns claim that the last day of a reporting period.

[womanofthehills]

48. I believe that was a special 24 hr fundraiser

A few weeks ago. Politico said Nina has raised 3 million.

[JustAnotherGen]

37. Yep

That should do the trick.

Mr Clyburn has crazy respect in the black community.

If picking between two black women - he selected the one who is prepared to work day one.

Not surprised by the Pressley endorsement. That crew sticks together no matter what.

[progressoid]

34. She seems to be picking up some momentum.

Maybe I'll send a few bucks.

[OnDoutside]

50. The GOP must be silently guffawing from the gallery....

[Hortensis]

51. And sending cash. I read the sources of 2/3 of Turner's contributions are

so far undisclosed.

As for Pressley, Liu, and others, no one who supports anyone who betrayed the nation and the Democratic Party to the Republicans, the white nationalists, the religious right, the oligarchs, the Russians, everyone we do and should fear, will ever get a nickle from me. I don't excuse betrayal.

[OnDoutside]

52. Well said.

[Jedi Guy]

54. "I don't excuse betrayal."

Bingo, and that's where Nina loses me, to say nothing of her comments regarding President Biden.

As for her campaign contributions, I recall someone (I believe it was George II) here on DU saying that the bulk of those contributions are coming from out of state.

[Hortensis]

55. From out of state AND from out of district. No way local constituent

donations can match the big donor money swamping the race from outsiders who presumably approve her efforts to defeat Democrats in 2016. Nothing succeeds like horrible success for those who despise the Democratic Party? Trump demonizes us all as "radical left," but he owes so much to them. It's very ungrateful of him.

Link to tweet

This isn't a lone statement. She spent the primary pushing deceits and calumny against Democrats on behalf of Sanders and then the GE;also campaigning to defeat Democrats.

[BlueNProud]

56. She's my rep and I couldn't bring myself to vote for her.

I think she's a frivolous fool.