Cori Bush Has BEEN Putting in Work
Bush’s successful bid to get to Congress was not an easy journey. Bush ran for Senate in 2016 and lost. And then ran for Congress in 2018 but was once again defeated. But her losses did not keep her from pushing forward and building up her grassroots army.
According to The Guardian, Bush’s team made almost half a million calls, signed up more than 2,000 volunteers and knocked on 25,000 doors. Her unsuccessful 2018 Congressional run was followed by the Netflix documentary “Knock Down The House,” directed by Rachel Lears.
She’s a Proud ‘Squad Member’
Bush was embraced as a member of the Democratic, progressive group, ‘The Squad,’ before officially becoming a Congresswoman. Bush was promoted by Justice Democrats, a federally-registered PAC which helped to elect Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar.
She’s Not Joe Biden’s Biggest Fan
Despite being a Democrat, Bush has made no bones about her feelings about now-president Joe Biden.
In August, after it was announced that Sen. Kamala Harris was selected by Joe Biden as his running mate, Bush was asked about her thoughts on Biden.
Her response was measured. “I think … He is the nominee for Democratic president,” she replied before shaking her head. “We have what we have, and we have to get Trump out of the seat.”
Bush chose her words very carefully, but it’s apparent to those who are able to read between the lines that she understands the mechanisms in politics and waiting for Biden to earn her endorsement.
Whatever path Biden choose, Bush vows to continue to focus on the important issues.
“I didn’t set out to become an activist. That wasn’t even a thing back then,” Bush told ABC News in December 2020. “I was watching my community in rage. I was watching my community just look a way and feel a way that I was unfamiliar with.”
A true Woman of Power.
