Omar is one of four progressive Democratic congresswomen who refer to themselves as "The Squad" and who have been pushing back against that narrative, which has created tension among members of the Democratic Caucus since Election Day. "Stop worrying about progressives, this might be the reason we don’t win the Senate races in Georgia. Good grief," Omar tweeted Monday night in reference to Georgia's ongoing neck-and-neck Senate races between Republican incumbent David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff, as well as Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock and Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. He brought up Georgia's runoff races and noted that if the state's two Democratic Senate candidates end up winning their respective races, and Republican Sens. "Squad" member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has also pushed back against the narrative that progressive Democrats and policy proposals are to blame for Democrats' performance in the 2020 election.

Source: Fox News November 10, 2020 14:03 UTC