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In reply to the discussion: Ocasio Cortez is a uniter, not a divider [View all]smirkymonkey
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Alexandria is such a breath of fresh air... she IS the future of the Democratic Party!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#50
It's just a prediction... Alexandria has a winning POSITIVE progressive message...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#126
Honestly, I think there is too much hyberbole about her from different ideologies.
NY_20th
Jun 2018
#142
I don't know if it has national appeal, but it certainly had appeal in her district,
NY_20th
Jun 2018
#146
So...if she does, even if small donations don't cut it for her run, then she is to be pilloried?
LiberalLovinLug
Jun 2018
#97
Geeze, give her a few weeks to get up to speed on how the Beltway would like her to behave
BeyondGeography
Jun 2018
#7
You obviously are confused as to the origin of the term "corporate Democrats."
R B Garr
Jun 2018
#48
Agreed, nothing sinister at all...certainly won't make corporations happy...isn't that a good thing?
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#66
This reaction is a surprise?! Alexandria shines a bright light that has shown us the way...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#63
She seems to have a history of fighting the right fights as an activist and social organizer.
Blue_true
Jun 2018
#76
I think some of the opposition comes from her being associated with Our Revolution.
Blue_true
Jun 2018
#106
"She doesn't seem to have learned from what happened on November 8, 2016, though."
NY_20th
Jun 2018
#57
Her opponent, Joe Crowley, D, is a classy uniter too; he threw his full support behind her. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#72
I probably would've voted for Joe Crowley if I was in that district; now I support Ocasio-Cortez.
NBachers
Jun 2018
#79
The 28th and 29th. Four interviews in same dress (for MSNBC she wore a jacket over it).
betsuni
Jun 2018
#143
The word "only" seems to be missing, and that post is not dismissive of the victory.
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#185
It's a locution with dubious associations, but I'm sure Voltaire would defend it,
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#193
That's why it's important not to characterize conjecture concerning possible explanations
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#196