How AOC, Cohen shared flight illustrates the Democratic divide
US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York joined Justin J. Pearson at New Direction Church for a “Get Out the Vote Rally in Memphis” July 17, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Also in the political roundup: more from state Senator Brent Taylor on Behind The Headlines, a closer look at the 5th Congressional District Democratic primary results and Mongo’s campaign art.
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2026 elections 2026 Congressional primaries Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steve Cohen Justin J. Pearson London Lamar Andy Ogles Charlie Hatcher Chaz Molder Yolanda Cooper Sutton Rachel Hurley DeVante Hill Brent Taylor Behind The Headlines Robert Prince Mongo Hodges Bob James Bill Morris Memphis City CouncilBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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