Historically, the caucus, which began in the 1990s, has been primarily a club for left-wing congressional Democrats. The AOC-backed group Justice Democrats is working with numerous candidates across the country to unseat moderate Democratic members of Congress. In September, AOC endorsed socialist congressional candidate Marie Newman, who is attempting to unseat an incumbent Democrat in Illinois. The AOC-backed group Justice Democrats is working with numerous other candidates across the country to unseat even more moderate Democratic members of Congress. As Ocasio-Cortez recently said, “Democrats can be too big of a tent.” Or, put another way, moderates are no longer welcome in the Democratic Party.

Source: Fox News January 19, 2020 14:37 UTC