Sure, go ahead and demean one of the most popular and beloved politicians in office. That‘ll totally make people listen to you. AOC is the single best communicator the Democrats have on their bench. Other Democrats need to be learning from her and making more space for her style of leadership, not talking shit about her. That’s yet another thing they failed to learn from the 2024 election.
I think it’s pretty telling that to much of the progressive and leftist base, Slotkin comes across as a Republican from the 1990’s (with all her Reagan-worship crap) and is generally not a particularly popular politician outside of neoliberal DC power circles. While on the other hand, AOC is incredibly popular across the nation, and is widely liked and respected not only because she comes across as a real genuine human being, but because her ideas and political approach appeal to almost everyone, including many Republicans. I heard some interviews with Trump voters where they were asked how they felt about AOC, and a surprising number of them said they agreed with a lot, but not all of her opinions, but they consistently said they respected her because they believed she meant what she said and that she seemed to genuinely care about the right groups of people.
From the end of the article:
Ocasio-Cortez “best reflects the core values” of the Democratic Party, a CNN poll of voters recently found.
Ocasio-Cortez “best reflects the core values” of the Democratic Party, a CNN poll of voters recently found.
– but not the core values of the democratic leadership, as evidenced by pelosi cockblocking aoc from the oversight committee; sanders cockblocked from the nomination in the last 2 presidential elections; and the palestinians blocked from speaking at the convention in the last election; among other examples.
That’s why it’s so dangerous for Democratic leadership to keep ignoring and actively pushing against AOC’s popularity. The ideological distance between Democratic leadership and the voters that put them in power is vast. That’s a serious problem that they don’t seem to be reckoning with.
That’s a serious problem that they don’t seem to be reckoning with.
and nor will they ever have to since they’re the only perceived alternative to the republicans and the surest sign of it is schumer getting re-lected next time around despite his support for the latest cr.
I do suspect it’s getting to the point where AOC and Sanders will either do their level best to somehow conduct a coup in DNC leadership… or, just say “fuck it” and actually make a real new party that actually does what Democrats have been saying they would do in campaign promises for decades. And, you know, give no quarter to fascists.
Liberals will always walk lockstep with fascists to prevent progressives from ever having a voice. Happened in Germany, happened in Turkey, most recently happened in France.
Neo-liberals are the evil they claim to fight. Just with rainbow pins.
Sure, go ahead and demean one of the most popular and beloved politicians in office. That‘ll totally make people listen to you. AOC is the single best communicator the Democrats have on their bench. Other Democrats need to be learning from her and making more space for her style of leadership, not talking shit about her. That’s yet another thing they failed to learn from the 2024 election.
I think it’s pretty telling that to much of the progressive and leftist base, Slotkin comes across as a Republican from the 1990’s (with all her Reagan-worship crap) and is generally not a particularly popular politician outside of neoliberal DC power circles. While on the other hand, AOC is incredibly popular across the nation, and is widely liked and respected not only because she comes across as a real genuine human being, but because her ideas and political approach appeal to almost everyone, including many Republicans. I heard some interviews with Trump voters where they were asked how they felt about AOC, and a surprising number of them said they agreed with a lot, but not all of her opinions, but they consistently said they respected her because they believed she meant what she said and that she seemed to genuinely care about the right groups of people.
From the end of the article:
– but not the core values of the democratic leadership, as evidenced by pelosi cockblocking aoc from the oversight committee; sanders cockblocked from the nomination in the last 2 presidential elections; and the palestinians blocked from speaking at the convention in the last election; among other examples.
100%
That’s why it’s so dangerous for Democratic leadership to keep ignoring and actively pushing against AOC’s popularity. The ideological distance between Democratic leadership and the voters that put them in power is vast. That’s a serious problem that they don’t seem to be reckoning with.
and nor will they ever have to since they’re the only perceived alternative to the republicans and the surest sign of it is schumer getting re-lected next time around despite his support for the latest cr.
I do suspect it’s getting to the point where AOC and Sanders will either do their level best to somehow conduct a coup in DNC leadership… or, just say “fuck it” and actually make a real new party that actually does what Democrats have been saying they would do in campaign promises for decades. And, you know, give no quarter to fascists.
Liberals will always walk lockstep with fascists to prevent progressives from ever having a voice. Happened in Germany, happened in Turkey, most recently happened in France.
Neo-liberals are the evil they claim to fight. Just with rainbow pins.