“But some worry” is two people in this article.
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The Wall Street Journal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s leading voices. But some worry she will turn off the centrist voters needed to win competitive races.
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Fuck Centerist Voters.
WHEN JOURNALISTS WRITE LITTLE FLUFF THINK PIECES, THEN A DOZEN MORE MAKE IT A TALKING POINT.
NEGATIVE INFLUENCE HAS AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT.
POSITIVE BUILDS SLOWLY.
RULE # 27 IN POLITICAL ESSAYS.
They just can't stand the fact that she's influential AF.
#AOC is fighting for exactly what The People want and need, and that's exactly what the oligarchs don't want The People to have.
A living wage, an expanded social safety net, unions,
green energy.
#MedicareForAll
Screw chasing the centrists / aka Republican light. It's a losing strategy and will continue to be a losing strategy.
I'd happy vote for AOC.
If you can watch video after video of people being kidnapped and still be a "centrist," then they can fvck all the way off.
There are exceptions, and I believe AOC is one.
Bernie Sanders looks like Henry Ford compared to me.
at this point, it's laughable
Meanwhile, a dithering, timorous Dem Party has allowed the GOP to inch us into a Christofascist oligarchy
If the GOP can convince people to consistently vote against their self-interest, then Dems can convince them otherwise
They just have to be as bold & relentless
We need to get our shit together or we really are doomed😵💫
We could've had *Kamala,* dammit!
If AOC wants to reach for the stars, then let's be her jumping board, instead of a stupid ball & chain!
And he’s doing so to sell books.
The NYT has already given itself up to fascism. They just haven’t waved their flag yet. But they will.
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(Wealthy donors)
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We need PROGRESSIVE POLICIES that turn out the base & energize our young folks to vote for the first time!
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Taxing billionaires out of existence, ending corporate welfare, & spending every cent on the average🇺🇸citizen is very popular now!
But she has plenty of time
The more traditional Dems are *afraid* of @aoc.bsky.social
Change is scary, and we won't survive long without the kind of change and leadership she's offering
Get on board, or get out of the way
#dosomething
You have to make peace with the fact that you won't be able to convince everybody to embrace all your ideas RIGHT NOW. Or you'll have to make peace with being miserable as the reactionaries erase the 20th century as they promised
As Republicans & Trump continue to shove the Overton Window where is the Center?
Bipartisan, middle of the road opinions from the 1970s widely receive a designation of "radical looney left" now.
Don't see GOP laboring to appeal to "centrist" voters.
You don’t have to suddenly love the Green New Deal and single-payer healthcare. You can disagree...you cannot use those disagreements as pretext to distance yourself from the opposition movement."
@jvl.bsky.social
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-think-and-act-like-a-dissident-in-trumps-america
And I am a hard no with AOC running for president
I like and agree with a lot of what she says and does
But
The sad fact is that the chances of a woman being able to be elected president is imho unobtainable
I also agree with Biden’s statement about Harris losing
1/2
Because she is a woman
The same can be said of Hillary Clinton
I’m hoping to be proven wrong in the future
But the fact is that this country has too many misogynists and idiots beating on their chests trying to keep women down
And not lifting them up
I served in the military for a short time in the middle 80’s in OK and CO
I know misogyny when I see it
So your point is?
Kentucky elected women where you grew up?
Lol
I voted for the last two female presidential candidates and also Biden
And Obama 2x
I think that I have plenty of ‘imagination’
I don’t think folks on the left are correctly reading the room
That’s why I am pointing it out to those only want to see what they want to see
If she is bold, she'll run for the White House
Going to be interesting to see how this shakes out!
a general election. She gets Democrats fired up. She energizes everyone. She’s exactly what we need right now. Playing it safe in the middle is not working.
How about instead of writing about who can and can't win, we tell their stories so people can better understand their choices?
I hate the media.
The Democratic Party ceased to speak for the people, and instead spoke for corporate interests and stability; stability so their stock investments would pay off; stagnating worker pay and social progress.
Vive la Résistance!
Since Reagan’s 1980 appeal to racists, I’ve yet to hear any verbal hand wringing from Republicans about maybe turning off centrist voters.
https://bsky.app/profile/wsj.com/post/3lovuvk7k752e
Voter fraud is practically nonexistent. Election fraud is another question.
https://bsky.app/profile/bongodave.bsky.social/post/3lbsvkekw4s2o
"they" could be barnstorming the country too, but they aren't.
"they" are *already* talking to the people "they" care about~ megadonors, billionaires, and business/corporate interests.
C’mon……!
Same as those accusing Biden AND Harris of genocide, thought trump would do better, got the real trump.
Worse this time because media & protesters are being silenced by this admin so Gaza is forgotten.
Where have all those Gaza demonstrators and anti-Democrat critics been since Trump?
president and republicans control the house and the senate. People voted for him because of the price of eggs, groceries, cost of living and immigration.
Schumer should be worried.
Thankful for her voice in Congress. 👏🏼☮️🤞🏼👏🏼
I’m sure Trump will bend to the will of grandpa’s strongly worded the letters.
Where is Donny's mushroom?" AOC asked?
We can kill off any and every single intelligent, promising Dem if we set our minds to it
White racism is the primary driver!
Miss me with with any other BS
And hearing Democrats agree that there was too much “DEI” as qualified Black leaders are fired from the federal workforce doesn’t make me hopeful.