Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on stage before speaking at Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here rally on March 20, in North Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill for The Washington Post/Getty Images

In March, six days after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and nine of his colleagues voted with Republicans to keep the government open, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vented their frustrations in Las Vegas before thousands of people.

“This isn’t just about Republicans. We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us too,” Ocasio-Cortez said then. “But what that means is that we as a community must choose and vote for Democrats and elected officials who know how to stand for the working class.”

Seven months later,

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