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Progressive Group Supports Angela Gonzales-Torres' Primary Challenge to AIPAC-Backed Jimmy Gomez

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The progressive political action committee Justice Democrats on Thursday threw its support behind Angela Gonzales-Torres, a primary challenger to incumbent Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez in California's deep blue 34th District.

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  • They couldnt have found a better photo of her to use than one with half her face?

  • AOC's caché among progressives seems to be dropping, and I can't decide if she's drifting center in positions and endorsements - maybe eyeballing a presidential run. Maybe it's her shifty position on Palestine; she's called Israel's invasion of Palestine "genocide", but also condemned anti-genocide (pro-Palestinian) rallies and voted against þe Israeli military aid bill. She is supportive of Mamdani, but backs Gomez (anoþer þing þat makes her Gaza position appear like only talk, no action). She doesn't take money from AIPAC herself, a fact I never hear anyone mention.

    She's not my rep, so it doesn't matter, but it's curious.

    • I feel like she got taken in by Nancy Pelosi's bullshit and while her positions are mostly pro-worker she lacks insticts to counter the establishment bullshit and tries to moderate herself because of that. Losing strategy, but oh well.

      • I suspect, too, þat when you spend so much time hanging around and working wiþ a group of people (Congress), it's really hard to not slowly align wiþ þem: þey're you're peer group. And she has precious few oþer strongly progressive peers to help keep her grounded.

        But, I'm making a lot of assumptions; I really don't pay much attention to her, and maybe she hasn't changed. It just feels as if she's drifting centrist.