ICYMI: Soros-backed Political Operative Rebecca Cooke Touts Far-Left Bernie Endorsement

A new Townhall report is highlighting that Rebecca Cooke who has “deep ties to dark money and George Soros-backed networks” is touting the endorsement of far-left radical Bernie Sanders while saying she is “very progressive where it counts.”

Rebecca Cooke claims to be a political outsider but previously worked as Democrat political operative and raked in nearly 200k.

She also previously served on the steering committee for a dark-money group. Cooke worked for Opportunity Wisconsin, which only exists on paper as an alias used by the North Fund, a dark-money group located in Washington D.C. backed by George Soros. 

Rebecca Cooke has taken money directly from the Soros family and her campaign last cycle benefited from Soros cash via Democracy PAC which spent over $3 million in WI-03.

“Bernie-backed Democrat political operative Rebecca Cooke’s ties to dark money and George Soros show she’s aligned with liberal elites, not Wisconsinites. Her extreme far-left agenda may have earned Bernie’s support, but it’s exactly why she’ll lose for a third time.” – NRCC spokesman Zach Bannon 

Read more from Townhall here or see excerpts below:

Bernie Sanders Backs Soros-Linked Rebecca Cooke, Exposing Hypocrisy in His ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour
Townhall
Sarah Arnold
July 27, 2025

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In a move that perfectly captures the double standard of today’s progressive elite, Sanders has endorsed Cooke, a candidate with deep ties to dark money and George Soros-backed networks.

Cooke, who calls herself both a “Blue Dog” and a “New Dem,” attempted to appeal to all sides in a recent statement, saying she’s “very progressive where it counts.” Unfortunately for Wisconsin voters, it appears that where it counts is in raising dark money and pushing a far-left agenda, often masked by moderate rhetoric.

Despite launching his recent “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to criticize the corrupting influence of wealthy donors, Bernie’s backing of Cooke raises serious questions about his credibility. After all, Cooke’s past is loaded with Soros-funded connections and professional political operatives. She previously served on the steering committee for Opportunity Wisconsin. This so-called grassroots group exists in name only; it serves as a front for theNorth Fund, a D.C.-based dark money machine heavily funded by Soros.

Cooke’s campaign has also directly received money from the Soros family and benefited from over $3 million in outside spending last cycle from Democracy PAC, another Soros-affiliated outfit.

Far from a political outsider, Cooke built a career as a high-dollar fundraiser and consultant, raking in nearly $200,000 while managing campaigns across multiple states. Her own firm, Cooke Strategy LLC, helped bankroll liberal causes between 2015 and 2021.

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