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loyalsister

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61. Not really

Mon Nov 9, 2020, 12:14 AM

Nov 2020

When there are Dems more worried about the possibility of hurting white supremacists feelings than they are interested in pursuing equitable policies, we have a problem we need to confront.

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Everyone should read this candid interview with @AOC from start to finish. [View all] melman Nov 2020 OP

super human Budi Nov 2020 #1

I am not going to start getting in fights and taking sides within the Democratic Party nigh 12 hours LizBeth Nov 2020 #2

I agree. One day after President Elect Biden was elected and this? mvd Nov 2020 #11

I like AOC. I am good with Sanders staying in his Independent self role. I and too many democrats LizBeth Nov 2020 #12

Also, I will just say here and now. Pelsoi, every step 0of the way. Out of everyone with Trump term, LizBeth Nov 2020 #14

She's responding to attacks being made against her and the progressive wing. PTWB Nov 2020 #16

Agree. cilla4progress Nov 2020 #24

I'm on her side. I just think it's a shame there are arguments already mvd Nov 2020 #26

Not really loyalsister Nov 2020 #61

Completely agree mvd Nov 2020 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Nov 2020 #52

Maybe if she didn't spend so much comradebillyboy Nov 2020 #3

Exactly. TigressDem Nov 2020 #5

She loves the cameras. redstatebluegirl Nov 2020 #7

I am ok with that. She's awesome in her own right. TigressDem Nov 2020 #30

Hear's a speech of brilliance after a near-super-human campaign & win Budi Nov 2020 #8

You know this is a response to attacks being levied against her and the progressive wing, right? PTWB Nov 2020 #17

I am only upset she attacked Biden. TigressDem Nov 2020 #33

What part of the interview did you interpret as attacking Biden? PTWB Nov 2020 #37

ON an earlier thread. TigressDem Nov 2020 #47

Why is Biden leading AOC in her district? Gothmog Nov 2020 #54

Now THat Is ONe Excellent Question Me. Nov 2020 #78

Some candidates in swing districts got a better return Gothmog Nov 2020 #53

Our side does qazplm135 Nov 2020 #4

Why bother to read the article? It's easier to just say she's terrible and should be more like Bettie Nov 2020 #6

Here's the real brilliance. A near-super-heroic campaign & win Budi Nov 2020 #15

Vice President Harris is an amazing lady Gothmog Nov 2020 #55

the 'wrong kind' of democrat, it seems. KG Nov 2020 #29

There IS NO WRONG kind of DEM... We just are who we are. TigressDem Nov 2020 #40

I think that is unfair. TigressDem Nov 2020 #35

I'm trying to figure out why someone alerted on this comment. Hoyt Nov 2020 #48

Probably because I mentioned Bettie Nov 2020 #49

Good point. I was really surprised to see the jury. Glad you prevailed. Hoyt Nov 2020 #50

Kaisch Is correct about Defund the Police Gothmog Nov 2020 #67

taking a look at the election we just (barely) weathered ... stopdiggin Nov 2020 #9

AOC has always impressed me big time beastie boy Nov 2020 #10

Too ambitious? Raven123 Nov 2020 #23

My point is not that she is too ambitious, but that her ambition sometimes gets in the way of her beastie boy Nov 2020 #28

That's how I interpreted your comment. The clarification helps Raven123 Nov 2020 #32

What specifically leads you to believe that...? LanternWaste Nov 2020 #36

AOC herself. beastie boy Nov 2020 #42

Notice, no one EVER says a man is Bettie Nov 2020 #31

There is context to what I said. Please see #28 for clarification. beastie boy Nov 2020 #46

Remember that she can't lose her seat other than in a primary underpants Nov 2020 #44

Actually...New York Is Going To LOse A District Me. Nov 2020 #79

Oh. Didn't know that. underpants Nov 2020 #80

She got where she is by challenging mainstream Dems, so she's going to ride that horse as far as... LudwigPastorius Nov 2020 #56

She won in a very blue district Gothmog Nov 2020 #62

No when she can win a moderate seat outside of the Safe Bronx seat she occupies, I would be Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #13

beyond moderate is discredited republican politics bigtree Nov 2020 #38

I am a pragmatist. I have moderate goals AND progressive ideals. TigressDem Nov 2020 #45

I read the entire thing, but really all I and many Democrats needed to read is this: George II Nov 2020 #18

Connor Lamb won. This piece is such a poorly written promo ad. Budi Nov 2020 #39

This is what I found impressive Gothmog Nov 2020 #63

Maybe she should talk to Hillary. She might get some sage advice. Raven123 Nov 2020 #19

I feel like we can keep cilla4progress Nov 2020 #20

She is brilliant BarackTheVote Nov 2020 #21

... AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #68

Agree malaise Nov 2020 #22

"Brilliance and superhuman commitment"? Codeine Nov 2020 #25

Brilliantly super-human...Here She Stands, Present & Future Budi Nov 2020 #27

+1 BainsBane Nov 2020 #64

I love the last picture on that link Gothmog Nov 2020 #74

remarkable, really, how mainstream Dem she's been so far bigtree Nov 2020 #34

But when some of her Democratic colleagues reach out to the middle she's there to criticize them. George II Nov 2020 #41

I'd be willing go off and start a homestead with her underpants Nov 2020 #43

AOC said she might quit politics, as some centrist Democrats blame progressives for House losses Gothmog Nov 2020 #51

By the way, in the 14th District of NY here are the comparative vote tallies: George II Nov 2020 #57

wow -- Biden got more votes than AOC AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #65

In her own district Gothmog Nov 2020 #77

No thanks .. I'm busy watching cartoons AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #58

What's the key word? melman Nov 2020 #59

That question again - I am puzzled AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #60

I refuse to open NYT articles for a host of reasons Gothmog Nov 2020 #69

Some politicians just know how to get ratings and readership AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #70

I have noticed this also Gothmog Nov 2020 #71

And they also get a cult like following AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #72

I was a Clinton delegate to the Philadelphia convention Gothmog Nov 2020 #73

Was listening to NPR this morning when the traditional post-election progressive bashing began pecosbob Nov 2020 #66

"traditional post-election progressive bashing" Budi Nov 2020 #75

Here is my MVP Gothmog Nov 2020 #81