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She’s not a JD, but she’s a socialist populist. The most ecumenical list is the PCCC web page, which has both Sanders and Warren followers: https://www.boldprogressives.org/candidates/

Once you know the question to ask, the answer is obvious:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democratic-retirements-imperil-majority-make-way-left-rcna16917

https://inthesetimes.com/article/midterm-election-bernie-sanders-squad-left-progressive-ballot-measures

As for the Justice Democrats in specific, their official tweets are consistent with what has been on their official web site and what their official comms guy, Waleed Shahid, said in official interviews such as https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/its-time-for-a-tea-party-of-the-left/ and https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-realigners-an-interview-with-waleed-shahid-of-justice-democrats/.

Nobody’s asking you to trust me about anything. All of this can and should be confirmed independently. You can find the tweets either up on X/Twitter or (in the case of some of the more embarrassing ones that were deleted) on the Wayback Machine. Hint: Look for the date of the tweet and use that.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time.

Here are a few typical tweets with visible dates to get you started:

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/625/032/056/original/e9227aaa8be1d933.jpg

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/630/984/315/original/c0d562380301d2f6.jpg

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/655/750/761/original/818df5c4232ce5b6.jpg

https://storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net/v1/AUTH_011f6e315d3744d498d93f6fa0d9b5ee/qotoorg/media_attachments/files/111/146/960/656/344/610/original/31527a72192c5ae6.jpg