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McCaskill on Ocasio-Cortez: ‘I’m a little confused why she’s the thing’
The Hill ^ | 12/26/18 | AVERY ANAPOL

Posted on 12/26/2018 6:38:53 AM PST by Libloather

Outgoing Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) says that she is “a little confused” by the rapid rise of incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

In an exit interview with CNN, McCaskill said she wishes Ocasio-Cortez well, but advised the rising Democratic star to walk the walk.

"I'm a little confused why she's the thing,” McCaskill told CNN. “But it's a good example of what I'm talking about, a bright shiny new object, came out of nowhere and surprised people when she beat a very experienced congressman."

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The two-term Democratic senator also warned Ocasio-Cortez not to ignore the plight of white working-class voters who have distanced themselves from the Democratic Party in recent years.

Oh, I'm pretty sure Alexandria is on board with taking from everyone and passing it out to whomever she sees fit. She's a 'thing' alright.

1 posted on 12/26/2018 6:38:53 AM PST by Libloather
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She’s a “thing” because she fits the coastal lefty mindset, and represents a non-competitive district, and because she is a young woman who is not not a complete cow (horse, arguably, but that’s better than cow). The media swim in the safe environment, so they are making her a thing, because she is more marketable than Bernie Sanders.


2 posted on 12/26/2018 6:42:14 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Libloather

What else is new, Claire? You’ve been confused since the day you scammed your way into congress.


3 posted on 12/26/2018 6:42:56 AM PST by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore)
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To: Libloather

“...I’m a little confused why she’s the thing...”

Translation: “I’m a little confused by everything.”


4 posted on 12/26/2018 6:43:29 AM PST by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: Libloather

She doesn’t know why she’s the ‘thing’, then goes on to state the reason why she’s the ‘thing’. Good one, Claire. Bye-bye!


5 posted on 12/26/2018 6:44:10 AM PST by HandBasketHell
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To: Libloather

I am too. I am confused why there are so many threads about her here. There is hardly anything unique or special about her. There are fifty other deep blue district Democrats just like her, whose voting records at the end of the 116th United States Congress will be basically identical.


6 posted on 12/26/2018 6:44:19 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Libloather

Meow


7 posted on 12/26/2018 6:44:56 AM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: Libloather

Because the moonbat Socialist hordes have overrun your party, Claire.


8 posted on 12/26/2018 6:45:37 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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She has since rocketed to political stardom and has repeatedly drawn national attention to her calls for progressive legislation as well as to her fiery responses to conservative figures.
lol. nothing about being notorious for being a brain stem.
9 posted on 12/26/2018 6:45:46 AM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: Libloather

You know if she had talked and voted like this maybe she would of had a better chance of keeping her seat in MO.


10 posted on 12/26/2018 6:46:17 AM PST by marajade
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To: Libloather

After Obama anything is possible.


11 posted on 12/26/2018 6:46:20 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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I agree with you.

Would she even be noticed if she wasn’t to the left of the NYT?


12 posted on 12/26/2018 6:46:43 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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"I'm a little confused why she's the thing,” McCaskill told CNN.

If she were a guy, she'd understand. AO-C is mildly attractive, dumb and crazy.

13 posted on 12/26/2018 6:47:14 AM PST by Sooth2222 ("Every nation gets the government it deserves." -Joseph de Maistre)
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To: Dr. Sivana
The liberal tactic of promising to give away other people's money will always work with low information voters and bottom feeders. This time it's winning more support from the Obama supporters who believe in the Cloward-Piven strategy.


14 posted on 12/26/2018 6:47:27 AM PST by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore)
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To: Libloather

Mainly because it’s slightly more fun interviewing her than a bag of hammers.


15 posted on 12/26/2018 6:47:33 AM PST by econjack
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To: marajade

Missouri just got tired of her “Air Claire” routine...


16 posted on 12/26/2018 6:48:15 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Trump20162020

There is hardly anything unique or special about her …
Unseating Joe Crowley was what it was, more than the “democratic socialist” self-labeling. Not that it’s actually special.
17 posted on 12/26/2018 6:49:55 AM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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She’s “the thing,” I think, because, deep down, the left wants their own Trump.

That is, someone who doesn’t lie to them and speaks their mind. Of course, this dumb little twit doesn’t HAVE much of a mind to speak - much less experience in anything except mixing drinks and pretending she’s important, but that doesn’t matter to them. Just like Beto O’Rourke isn’t good at anything except looking like the mutant off-spring of John Kennedy and John Kerry (well, and hit and run).


18 posted on 12/26/2018 6:50:07 AM PST by Pravious
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To: Libloather

Falls right in line with the dumbing down of America.


19 posted on 12/26/2018 6:50:50 AM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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Claire, have you been listening to your own people?

You’re white, she’s not. They want you dead and she to replace you. That’s what multiculturalism is, sweetie.


20 posted on 12/26/2018 6:51:44 AM PST by thoughtomator (Nobody is coming to save the day)
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