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Article snippet: MORE in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders appeared at Howard University on Monday night with Ocasio-Cortez, who received a boost from the Vermont Independent when she challenged Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.) in a Democratic primary in 2018. Ocasio-Cortez — who hasn’t officially endorsed Sanders — is returning the favor by hitting Biden, the Democratic front-runner. The former vice president has soared to the top of polls since entering the presidential race nearly three weeks ago, creating a new challenge for Sanders. On Monday night, she criticized “middle-of-the-road” climate plans in a clear shot at Biden meant to contrast his centrism with the more liberal policies of Sanders. “I’ll be damned,” Ocasio-Cortez began during a rally for the Green New Deal climate plan, “if the same politicians who refused to act [in past decades] are going to try to come back today and say we need a middle of the road approach to save our lives.” Biden fired back on Tuesday, telling Ocasio-Cortez to “look at my record.” “You never heard me say middle of the road,” he told reporters while campaigning in New Hampshire. “I’ve never been middle of the road on the environment. Tell her to check the statement I made and look at my record.” Ocasio-Cortez is a useful surrogate for the 77-year-old Sanders, even without an official endorsement. Both are democratic socialists, and both are popular with young voters — a demographic where Sanders has an edge over... Link to the full article to read more