“They’ve kept it interesting for me.”It was a nice way to describe a problem that dozens of House Democrats are confronting every time they head home. The Republicans’ target list includes not just the 31 Democrats whose districts backed the president in 2016, but also Democrats whose districts voted for Mitt Romney in 2012. Groups that backed Ocasio-Cortez, like Justice Democrats, have stated their plans to beat more “corporate Democrats” in primaries. Ocasio-Cortez does better on the general favorability question; Democrats, liberals, voters in union households, New York City voters, voters who make less than $50,000, Latinos, and black voters all view her favorably. It has since he began exploring a bid for president, with Republicans beginning to accuse O'Rourke of marrying into money.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2019 22:07 UTC