Republicans and members of her own party also chastised her for Her most well-funded challenger, Antone Melton-Meaux, has said the congresswoman was too focused on “being a celebrity” and called her “divisive,” according to Omar's hometown paper, In Detroit, Tlaib is facing a rematch against Brenda Jones, who Tlaib narrowly beat to earn her seat in 2018.Like her fellow Squad members, Tlaib’s two years in office has also been marked by sparring with the president and some controversy. Still, Ocasio-Cortez has remained a popular figure in the district and one of the House’s biggest fundraisers with $10.5 million raised.She, like fellow members of the Squad facing primaries, has been painted by challengers as more concerned with her newfound fame and quarrels with the president than she is focused on constituents in the Bronx and Queens. Three out of the group of four women of color, who over their first two years in office have become some of the most sought-after voices in“Every lawmaker's reelection and their race for sophomore year, so to speak, is always the biggest test because it is a test of how deep and long your roots go with the people who are voting for you, and how much you've been able to win and maintain their trust,” said Jon Reinish, a Democratic strategist based in New York, adding that a lawmaker's first reelection fight “is always going to be your most intense.”Ocasio-Cortez's House race is also one of several primaries where new progressive stars are being forced to defend their seats from fellow Democrats running closer to the center.
“Caruso-Cabrero is likely to lead a spirited challenge and could be very competitive.”“I am the daughter and granddaughter of working-class Italian and Cuban immigrants,” Caruso-Cabrera said in a statement. The first-term congresswoman is facing eight Republican and five Democratic candidates aiming to unseat her. We knew who she was when we sent her, that she’d make a noise, and making a noise was why we sent her,” said local businessman Abdul Abbas.“She’s done good things for the Bronx,” concurred Carol Heraldo.
The Working Families party “knows Ocasio-Cortez will beat any challengers who might arise because she’s fighting tirelessly for her district and her agenda speaks to the people of Queens and the Bronx”, the group said in a statement to the Guardian.But the Ocasio-Cortez campaign also knows that opposition to her remains deep within the Democratic party establishment.
At her first campaign rally on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez said she hoped to multiply turnout by four, reaching 60,000 votes in the primary election. Updating average for each Democratic candidate in 2020 primary polls, accounting for each poll’s quality, sample size and recency. But people close to the campaign said Caruso-Cabrera could be AOC’s most potent opponent at least from the Democratic side, even though she represents a radically different vision of the party.“It’ll be interesting if she decides to hide her libertarian-conservative ideology,” one source said. Some appear symbolic, with little fundraising potential or appetite for collecting the necessary 4,000 signatures to get on the ballot.At her first campaign rally on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez said she hoped to multiply turnout by four, reaching 60,000 votes in the primary election. We don’t see a lot of young people accomplish a lot because they’re afraid – and she’s not afraid.”We knew who she was when we sent her, that she’d make a noise, and making a noise was why we sent herThat’s not how all see it. “But they didn’t have any following. Within New York City, more than three dozen candidates promoting progressive, generational change are taking on congressional incumbents.In her own district, enthusiasm among supporters for Ocasio-Cortez is unwavering.