Joe Biden knows that the far left Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic party is not excited to vote for him.
In an effort to appease these voters, Biden has appointed far left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to co-chair his climate change panel.
This looks like a gimmick and people know it.
The Washington Examiner reports:
Biden caters to Left by putting AOC on climate change task force
After handily winning a primary packed with 20-odd people by refusing to embark on their race to the Left, Joe Biden is changing his tune. With the Democratic nominee’s most obvious selling point, personal decency and respect for decorum, imperiled by a credible sexual assault allegation, Biden now seems more desperate than ever to cater to the party’s far Left base.
Most noteworthy is the appointment of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as co-chairwoman of his climate change panel. During the primary, Biden’s initial climate proposal stood out from the rest precisely because it avoided the radical redistributionism of Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal.” Biden backed both an increase in nuclear research and production and using trade negotiations to cajole China, the world’s worst producer of greenhouse gases, into combating its own emissions.
Putting Ocasio-Cortez on his climate panel indicates that perhaps that wouldn’t be the plan we’d get in practice, however.
Oh and other co-chair? John Kerry. Perfect.
After conferring w/ grassroots activists and climate allies, I am accepting @BernieSanders’ nomination to co-chair the Climate Change Unity Task Force with Sec. @JohnKerry.
Our planet is dangerously imperiled, and wherever there are decisions made, the people must have a voice. https://t.co/xCzEruOwM1
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 13, 2020
I have always believed that real change happens not with a panel or task force, but in everyday people organizing mass movements to demand change.
Yet we should also commit to showing up everywhere- every space where there are decisions &formative conversations – w/ mvmt voices.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 13, 2020
It doesn’t seem to matter what the country is going through.
Her agenda reigns supreme over all.
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