national campaign apparatus outside of the Democratic National Committee. And there’s a reason that when he didn’t activate or continue that, we lost House majorities. Because the party – in and of itself – does not have the core competencies, and no amount of money is going to fix that.” Read between the lines... She’s combative and insistent that her operation and her vision will win in the future. Any losses for the congressional members, AOC says, were a result of the party not taking her help. Is Alexandra Ocasio- Cortez the New Obama? While former President Obama seems to adhere to some rather socialist ideals himself (famously accusing business owners of not being responsible for their own success with the “you didn’t build that” quote), Ocasio-Cortez’s vision almost makes Obama’s seem quaint. She’s trying to weaponize anti-Trump sentiment. She’s recommending the compiling of a blacklist for half the country, tweeting, “Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future? I foresee decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future.”
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Talib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar view themselves as the future and are making a play for the heart of the party. All four women advocate extremism, socialism, and in some observers’ views (mine included), they are pushing for a form of anarchy via their dangerous “defund and dismantle the police” movement. Despite criticism within the party from Spanberger and others, the Squad isn’t backing down... AOC seemed downright furious at accusations that her party considers her progressive extremism a threat to its future. In an interview with the New York Times , the congresswoman who won her district with 70% of the votes lashed out at the Democratic party, accusing the establishment of lacking the “core competencies” to win elections. Read between the lines... She’s combative and insistent that her operation and her vision will win in the future. Any losses for the congressional members, AOC says, were a result of the party not taking her help. “I offered to help every single swing district Democrat with their operation. And every single one of them, but five, refused my help,” she said. “And all five of the vulnerable or swing district people that I helped secured victory or are on a path to secure victory. And every single one that rejected my help is losing. And now they’re blaming us for their loss.” Arguing that the party is currently capable of success, she tells the Times , “There’s a reason Barack Obama built an entire
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