The prominent left-wing organization ‘Justice Democrats’ responsible for electing members of Congress including AOC and Ilhan Omar have laid off half its staff in an effort to stay afloat.
“It’s no secret that Democratic and progressive organizations like us are in a difficult fundraising environment right now,” Justice Democrats’ executive director Alexandra Rojas said.
“We had to make tough decisions to remain one of the most impactful progressive organizations in the country for years to come.”
Justice Democrats was founded in 2017 following the failed presidential run of socialist Bernie Sanders and the group works to help elect progressive candidates and is known for helping create the “Squad” of House lawmakers that includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
“We have huge champions like Bernie Sanders, AOC, Ilhan Omar, who are able to be successful political fundraisers,” a progressive staffer said. “But movement-wise, we’re not in a great place right now.”
From The Gateway Pundit:
The Justice Democrats are not the only ones on the left feeling this economic pain. One of the best online fundraising days for Democrats this year was the day of Joe Biden’s campaign launch — but even that day’s haul was meager compared to his campaign kickoff four years ago.
