
(The Guardian) Democratic 'squad' members elected back to Congress
Prominent members of the so-called Democratic “squad” have won reelection to Congress.
We reported earlier that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had won her race in New York. The Associated Press has also called contests in Minnesota for Ilhan Omar; in Massachusetts for Ayanna Pressley; in Michigan for Rashida Tlaib; and in Missouri for Cori Bush.
The group of progressive legislators gave themselves the “squad” nickname for their disruptive style, but insisted they were about building an equitable society.
Nonetheless, their tactics have sometimes jarred with the Democratic party’s mainstream. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the progressive Democratic House caucus of which the others are vocal members, made a humiliating U-turn last month when she was forced to withdraw a letter urging Joe Biden to engage in talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.