Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's on the 'same team' as Elizabeth Warren despite endorsing Bernie Sanders


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is feeling more than just the Bern in this presidential race.
The freshman officially endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 race last week along with two other members of her progressive squad: Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). But even though Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement seemed like a given, she confirmed Sunday that Sanders wasn't the only candidate she was considering.
Ocasio-Cortez worked as an organizer on Sanders' 2016 campaign, and told CBS News at a Sanders 2020 rally this weekend that she offered her endorsement this time around while Sanders was in the hospital after a heart attack. "I think it was a gut check for me," Ocasio-Cortez said of Sanders' health scare, adding that it reminded her that both she and Sanders "cannot do this by ourselves." Ocasio-Cortez then confirmed she'd also met with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) before giving her endorsement to Sanders, only saying Warren was a "fabulous candidate." "Frankly, Senator Sanders, Senator Warren, and myself are all on the same team in the party," she added.
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Despite this endorsement, Ocasio-Cortez isn't expecting to join Sanders on the ticket. "I think I'm too young for that," Ocasio-Cortez said of a vice presidential run, though Sanders made it clear he'd like to see Ocasio-Cortez on his staff.
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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.
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