Doyle McManus: There is no 'civil war' between progressiv...

Doyle McManus: There is no 'civil war' between progressive and centrist Democrats: "Democrats may be locked in a struggle for the soul of their party, but that���s been true in almost every election cycle since 1828...

...What���s striking this time is how strangely polite they���re being to each other, beginning with Ocasio-Cortez. ���I am absolutely proud to be a Democrat,��� she said after her primary win. ���The Democratic Party is a big tent, and there are so many ways to be a Democrat.��� Asked by a reporter whether she plans to support Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats��� leader in the House next year, Ocasio-Cortez diplomatically ducked the question.���I���m not going to get bogged down in Democratic infighting,��� she explained in an interview with Jacobin, a socialist magazine. ���Not because I���m trying to do the establishment a favor, but because we have a movement to build���...

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