Prepare for 'The Squad' to Crumble

[mystery-ak]

Prepare for 'The Squad' to Crumble

Beth Baumann

Posted: Dec 27, 2020 2:00 PM

"The Squad," comprised of progressive congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Ilhan Omar (MN), Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Ayanna Pressley (MA), could soon become a thing of the past.

As we head into 2021, legislators are preparing for President-elect Joe Biden and new members of Congress to join them in a few short weeks. Once the make-up in Washington, D.C. changes, the allies – and their dynamics – are likely to shift as well.

"The Squad" had a large presence over the last two years because they were united in their hatred of President Trump and everything he stood for. They were considered a contrast to his policies and perspectives. Now that Biden is set to take control of the Oval Office, the animosity disappears and the policy differences aren't as clear.

“I think the idea of ‘The Squad’ is going to go away, and I think that it is going to be fascinating to see how [AOC] shares the spotlight of progressivism,” a senior staffer on Capitol Hill told The New York Post. “The idea of ‘The Squad’ — as ‘The Squad’ — may really shift and change and you might see cleavages there because the pressures and interests wont be as unified as they were under Trump."

There are also a handful of new faces that will be joining the House in January. One of them, AOC's colleague from New York, Ritchie Torres, said he refused to join the group because of their anti-Israel stance.

“I came to observe that there are activists who have a visceral hatred for Israel as though it were the root of all evil,” Torres said earlier this month. “The act of singling out Israel as BDS [the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement] has done is the definition of discrimination.”

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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/12/27/it-looks-as-though-the-squad-is-likely-to-fade-away-n2582160

[libertybele]

I disagree.  They're not going to crumble.  I believe their goal is to make sure that what is left of the old DEM party crumbles from within to ensure socialism.

[mountaineer]

Unlike Republicans and their perpetual circular firing squads, Democrats tend to stick together despite their differences, with their eyes on the ultimate prize: a bankrupt, socialist USA. The squad members may be particularly unintelligent and egotistical, even for Democrats, but they still know where they want to end up.

[Fishrrman]

I don't expect them to "crumble".

On the contrary, I expect for them to add to their numbers, and to grow in influence...