A new report is highlighting that Rebecca Cooke who has “deep ties to dark money and George Soros-backed networks” is not only touting the endorsement of far-left radical Bernie Sanders while saying she is “very progressive where it counts” but she is bringing Socialist Bernie to Western Wisconsin.
“Certified loser and Bernie-backed Democrat political operative Rebecca Cooke isn’t fooling anyone. Wisconsin families deserve a representative who’ll stand up to the socialist fringe, not one who’s busy booking their next speaking slot.” — NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
Read more from the Daily Caller here or see excerpts below:
Dem Abandons Moderate Lane to Campaign With Socialist in Trump District
Adam Pack
Daily Caller
August 15, 2025
Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke is tacking left in her third run for a battleground seat that President Donald Trump has won every time he’s been on the ballot.
Cooke, a twice-failed candidate running to unseat Republican Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden in a rematch contest, will participate in an “intimate” town hall event with independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour on Aug. 23. Cooke’s decision to embrace the 83 year-old democratic socialist comes after she previously cast herself as a moderate during previous runs for the seat.
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Trump carried the district by over seven percentage points in 2024.
Despite the moderate leanings of the Trump-won seat she is running in, the former Democratic campaign staffer has embraced Sanders’ and his socialist platform during her third run for the seat.
Sanders endorsed Cooke’s campaign in June, calling the Democratic candidate a potential “ally” and “partner” to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicare if she were elected to the House.
“Rebecca and I share a common goal – bulding [sic] opportunities for the working class,” Sanders wrote in a statement endorsing Cooke. “I believe as my partner in Congress she will do just that.”
Despite the moderate leanings of the Trump-won seat she is running in, the former Democratic campaign staffer has embraced Sanders’ and his socialist platform during her third run for the seat.
Sanders endorsed Cooke’s campaign in June, calling the Democratic candidate a potential “ally” and “partner” to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicare if she were elected to the House.
