AOC 'surprised' at how fast Democrats rallied around Kamala Harris despite 'concerns' raised in conversations about the VP

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she is pleased to beryllium proven incorrect aft predicting that statement leaders would effort to region not only Joe Biden but besides Kamala Harris from nan apical of nan Democratic ticket. 

The New York Democrat was 1 of nan past holdouts to support insisting Biden should stay successful nan moving for 2024, and warned that she'd been a portion of conversations wherever Democrats had discussed pushing retired Harris arsenic well. 

'I deliberation that for immoderate of nan skeptics and folks that I deliberation location were skeptics that were amazed astatine that,' Ocasio-Cortez told DailyMail.com. 

'And I was happy to spot nan statement rally down her. I do deliberation that I voiced those concerns because of conversations that I had seen and was privy to, successful nan lead up to that moment, and I'm gladsome to spot that it was countered.'

Since Biden dropped retired of nan moving connected Sunday, Democrats person successful rapid-fire succession travel retired down Harris, who has only a small complete 100 days to beryllium herself to nan electorate earlier November 5. 

But Harris appears to beryllium disconnected to a bully commencement - she raised $81 cardinal successful nan 24 hours aft Biden dropped retired and endorsed her to switch him. 

'That really shows that location was a awesome enthusiasm spread betwixt Democrats and Republicans,' Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., said. 

Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., a friend of Biden, said Harris would tie successful young voters and achromatic voters, aft Biden was losing support from those demographics.

'We person to get young group excited. She's intelligibly drafting successful nan African American community,' she said. 

'The group of Flint, my hometown, nan enthusiasm for Harris there, nan level of enthusiasm that we're seeing I'm not, not hyperbole, this sounds for illustration a Joe Biden remark but hundreds of caller volunteers stepping into our office crossed nan authorities of Michigan people who are abruptly really excited,' Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., explained of what he'd seen successful nan 1 time since Biden dropped retired of nan running. 

But successful a precocious nighttime screed connected Instagram live past Friday, nan New York Democrat said it is 'horse s***' that Democrats are giving anonymous quotes to journalists astir really they don't judge Biden tin triumph nan election. 

'If that's your opinion, and if that's what you deliberation is champion for nan country, put your sanction connected it, okay?' she said. 'That's a bunch of equine s***.' 

The congresswoman said that erstwhile President Trump is 'also very old, and a racist, and a neo-Nazi.'  

She called retired a 'lack of thought' from Democratic activity who did not want Biden to tally but did not person a fool-proof alternate plan. 

She warned that overmuch of nan recently anti-Biden Democratic constitution would besides push retired Harris. 

'I'm conscionable going to opportunity it. If you deliberation that location is statement among nan group who want Joe Biden to time off that Kamala, that they will support Kamala, Vice President Harris, you would beryllium mistaken.' 

'I'm successful these rooms. I spot what they opportunity successful conversations, Ocasio-Cortez said. 'They are willing successful removing nan full ticket.' 

'A immense magnitude of philanthropist people and a immense magnitude of these elites, and a immense magnitude of these folks successful these rooms that I spot that are pushing for President Biden to not beryllium nan nominee ,also are not willing successful seeing nan Vice President being nan nominee. Will they triumph retired connected that? I don't know.' 

'To a definite extent, I don't attraction what sanction is connected there. We are not losing. I don't cognize astir you, but my organization does not person nan action to lose,' she went on. 'My group are nan first ones deported. They're nan first ones put successful Rikers, they're nan first ones whose families are killed by war.' 

'I'm not present to show you that if Joe Biden is nan nominee, he's decidedly going to triumph because I don't deliberation if anybody is nan nominee, we're decidedly going to win,' Ocasio-Cortez besides said connected Friday.

'There's nary safe option,' she admitted. 

'I can't show you each really shameful it feels to perceive each these leaks astir what Democratic leaders are staying and not to person a azygous 1 of them retired present confirming aliases denying it,' nan Minnesota Democrat and progressive 'Squad' personnel wrote connected X. 

'It's a deficiency of activity and it's making each Democrats look bad. Whatever this messiness leads to will not undo nan harm that has already been inflicted. May God thief america all.'

A defiant Biden has insisted publically that he will beryllium nan Democratic nominee and only God aliases a 'medical condition' would compel him to front out. So far, he's been supported by family members, first woman Jill Biden and boy Hunter, successful nan determination to enactment put.

Despite nan campaign's champion efforts to do harm control, Biden appeared astatine times confused, rambling and irritable successful a Monday evening question and reply pinch NBC's Lester Holt.  The charismatic statement remains that apical Democrats didn't unit nan president to quit. 

Progressive activists were near scratching their heads arsenic Squad House members became Biden's past stalwart of support - moreover astatine a clip erstwhile it is comparatively safe to travel retired against him aft nan June 27 debate.  

Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., each stood firmly down Joe Biden remaining astatine nan apical of their summons arsenic now adjacent to 20 House Democrats person urged him to measurement down.

'Joe Biden is our nominee. He is not leaving this race. He is successful this title and I support him,' Ocasio-Cortez told reporters earlier this month. 

Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., person made comments supporting nan president.