Talked to Cori Bush as part of story w/ @melbournecoal on how progressives view Harris VP. Whole thing worth your time but here's Bush's fuller answer, some of which was limited in story for space. She said she was "torn" about the selection (1/6)
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"I’m not going to tear down another woman of color. I just didn't agree with a lot of the things I've read she's done in her past.
"As a progressive I have to stand with my progressive values."
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"As a progressive I have to stand with my progressive values."
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"So I stand with our elder Black women who are excited to witness this...I stand with them and I get it," she said, before referencing controversial Harris decisions as AG. "But I stand with our Latinx community...I stand with our trans community."
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"I stand w/ those who are formerly incarcerated and are currently incarcerated.
I stand with our single parents, our poorer families...especially those who have had to deal with truancy issues. I stand against the private prison system.”
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I stand with our single parents, our poorer families...especially those who have had to deal with truancy issues. I stand against the private prison system.”
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“I applaud her for the way that she has evolved, but people were hurt while she was figuring out how to evolve. And we cannot forget that those people matter. I stand with them and want them to know I will represent them as hard as I can.”
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I asked if she worried that this could cause blowback before she gets to Washington: "Not at all. Cori is going to be Cori and my experiences are my experiences.”
She at one point cited this piece by @dereckapurnell, a great follow btw
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She at one point cited this piece by @dereckapurnell, a great follow btw
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