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Bernie Sanders Gains Most Coveted Presidential Endorsement While In Hospital


Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib endorse Bernie Sanders for President.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are three quarters of a group of relatively new and incredibly popular Congresswomen known as "The Squad", and they dominated the news cycles during Tuesday's Democratic Primary debate when it was announced that they would all be endorsing Bernie Sanders' 2020 Presidential bid. Ayanna Pressley, the fourth member of "The Squad" has said that she is not endorsing any Democratic candidate just yet.

The news broke when CNN anchor Erin Burnett asked Sanders a question about his recent health issues - this was after the debate moderators hadn't called on Sanders for an answer to several questions, such as gun control and the opioid crisis - to which Sanders responded "I'm healthy, I'm feeling great, but I would like to respond to that question." He then proceeded to give the answer he wanted to give in regards to the opioid crisis in typical fashion, slamming the pharmaceutical industry.

Sanders reaffirmed his good health by claiming that everyone was welcome to attend his next rally in Queens, New York on October 19th, that there would be a special guest at the rally and that he will "be mounting a vigorous campaign all over this country." Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel had tweeted about the triple endorsement beforehand, and people were able to connect the dots.

Further reporting showed that Ocasio-Cortez actually called Sanders while he was in hospital receiving treatment for a blocked artery to let him know that she was coming onboard his campaign. This also follows several breakfasts and meetings Sanders had in Vermont with Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, suggesting that the endorsement was coming, it was just about when to break the news.

These endorsements created joy and pandemonium among the progressive left, as many people were previously tweeting Ocasio-Cortez asking when she would endorse Sanders.

On the flip side, anti-Sanders Democrats instantly turned on the three Congresswomen, laughably changing their tunes and claiming that endorsements weren't actually important. Seemingly, what they meant by "support women of colour" really meant "support women of colour, unless they disagree with me, then they're wrong!"
There are a strong contingent of voters who simply detest Bernie Sanders and love "The Squad" which was always extremely confusing considering they have the exact same brand of politics and were elected as Justice Democrats, which stems back to his 2016 Presidential bid against Hillary Clinton, simply because he dared to challenge her.
Democratic pundits and supporters have since concocted a range of different ridiculous excuses about the endorsements, ranging from the Congresswomen not actually being that popular, a conspiracy suggesting that they were endorsing Sanders so they wouldn't receive a primary challenge from "Bernie Bros", endorsements apparently don't matter now and also, one CNN commentator, John King, even stated that this could be bad for Sanders because it looks "too urban" - clearly a racist dog whistle comment.

It should also be noted that Sanders has many more endorsements from a diverse group of Democrats, including the likes of West Virginia Senate candidate Paula Jean Swearengin, Ferguson activist Cori Bush, Justice Democrat Amy Vilela, transgender woman and Arizona Democratic Party Vice-Chair Brianna Westbrook, among several others.
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