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In reply to the discussion: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Be the Democratic Party's Top Attack Dog [View all]lees1975
(6,899 posts)43. She's a great choice.
Too many Democrats are still trying to put things together, protect protocols the Republicans have either blown up completely or ignore, and seem content with just holding on to what they have while they told us this was the most consequential election of our lives and that Trump was an existential threat to Democracy. They do not act like that is the case.
So let's put someone in there who will ignore the stupidity of protocol and push aggresively against this existential threat. It's time to turn to a generation that doesn't get their perfidity.
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Celerity
Dec 2024
OP
Good. She is smart and adept at social media, and doesn't take shit from anyone.
Voltaire2
Dec 2024
#1
Pelosi unfortunately is actively trying to defeat AOC's bid in favour of the mid septuagenarian moderate Gerry Connolly
Celerity
Dec 2024
#54
Most of the progressive camp, as well as Black and Hispanic caucus members were loyal to Joe
displacedvermoter
Dec 2024
#42
I haven't found this to be the case at all the past few years. She's grown into her role as a substantive public leader
Celerity
Dec 2024
#63
AOC is a great choice. There's a time for "bipartisanship" and this ain't it.
groundloop
Dec 2024
#12
I support this for AOC. It's time to get the young folks off of the bench and into the game. Connolly can be
iluvtennis
Dec 2024
#13
She(AOC), Jasmine Crockett, Jamie Raskin, Maxwell Frost, and Eric Swalwell bring so much to this gunfight.
ProudMNDemocrat
Dec 2024
#16
I don't think so. She is an up front , strong woman who doesn't hold back she speaks her mind and
HUAJIAO
Dec 2024
#38
What a waste of time comparing the two and pontificating. Just look at who is on the committee
thebigidea
Dec 2024
#36
In addition to Nancy Pelosi, the Moderate wing of the party is supporting Congressman Gerry Connolly
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 2024
#50