Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan all won their respective races last night. CNN reported that none of them faced significant challenges in their reelection bids. Ocasio-Cortez ran against two opponents (John C. Cummings of the Republicans and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera of the Serve America Movement party), but for her historically Democratic seat in the Bronx, she secured an overwhelming win, even though her Republican challenger raised nearly $10 million which made the race the second most expensive House race in the country.
According to campaigns’ fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Ocasio-Cortez raised more than $17 million throughout the campaign. Caruso-Cabrera raised more than $3.3 million.
“Our sisterhood is resilient”.
– Ilhan Omar , via Twitter @IlhanMN
The Squad, hugely popular among progressive American Democrats, have championed causes including Medicare for All, drastic action against climate change, and racial justice. They’ve also reportedly withstood repeated racist and misogynistic attacks from Donald Trump, most notably in July 2019, when he falsely suggested they weren’t legal citizens in a series of tweets and public comments, saying they should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”.
