As of today, Emily's List has not endorsed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress. I know nothing about the inner workings of Emily's List, but I'm going to guess that the reason is obvious. Ocasio-Cortez is not part of the centrist Clinton-Cuomo wing of the NY Democratic establishment. Emily's List is.
Control of the party is worth many hundreds of millions of dollars. That's why the fight for control (which takes place in the primaries) is more important to party leaders than actually winning an election. Ocasio-Cortez represents new blood, and the old blood is determined to hang on to power.
Containing President Spankbottom is what matters to independents like me, and the two wings of the Democratic Party--the centrists and the left--must learn to live together. Neither wing can defeat Spanky alone.
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