Meanwhile, Trump is succeeding like gangbusters. There's some cognitive dissonance going on. Dems can only go two ways: jump on the Trump Train or the Bernie locomotive to hell:
Posted on 06/28/2018 6:25:54 PM PDT by EdnaMode
The ramifications of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning primary defeat of longtime Queens Democratic boss and Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY) extend well beyond the confines of Capitol Hill.
The 28-year-old member of Democratic Socialists of America—who shockingly won in New York’s 14th congressional district on a leftist platform of Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and a federal jobs guarantee—inspired a major boost in membership for the organization on Wednesday.
According to Lawrence Dreyfuss, a program associate for DSA, the organization saw a surge of 1,152 new memberships on Wednesday—about 35 times more sign-ups than on an average day.
The last major membership bump DSA experienced was in the month following President Trump’s election, during which time they had about six times more sign-ups than in the previous month.
DSA has undergone a renaissance of sorts in the Trump era, ballooning in size from some 5,000 members in November 2016 to 40,000 nationwide.
The left-wing group’s growth has been attributed in part to broader resistance to the new administration and wider acceptability of the “democratic socialist” label championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
“The people of NY-14 demanded more from its representative than empty promises and deep pockets,” Christian Bowe of DSA’s National Political Committee said after Ocasio’s win. “We’re proud of this victory, and we know this is only one of many more to come.”
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It’s delightful. Be careful what you wish for!
Pelosi’s a member of the Democrat Socialists of America as well.
There will be so MANY factions and forces pulling at this young inexperienced woman that she’ll self-destruct between now and the mid-term elections.
Also not necessarily good news for the Republican Party... it will push The Republican Party even further left ;/
New name: Dazi
I call it Cultural Marxism.
They're not going to splinter off. They're going to take over the Democrat Party. Still, a huge problem for the Democrats.
Let’s be frank: her victory was driven by hostile and resentful nonwhites who want their cut of the white people’s pie.
It’s racial marxism.
If they could put white people in camps, they would.
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But after a while they’d figure out that white people in camps aren’t producing the revenue needed for the non-white lifestyle.
GOOD!!!! Let them finally be open and honest about their goals, so that the mushy middle, and the non-voters, can start making the REAL choice, not the Santa Clause vs Selfishness choice they’ve been fed for a decade.
The Leftists are really hyping up this little tw@t. I bet they run her for President in 2024.
Stupid commies. Most of America still hates commies, thankfully. Although the student-as-a-career population continues to grow, so you never know.
Meanwhile, Trump is succeeding like gangbusters. There's some cognitive dissonance going on. Dems can only go two ways: jump on the Trump Train or the Bernie locomotive to hell:
Very good points.
It’s going to be awkward for Obama to campaign against Trump this fall. But they have no shame.
I recall reading a BBC live blog at the time, with the reporter surprised those who were around him didn’t seem to know who Obama was. there was also talk that every Thursday night in this section of Berlin, there were street markets, etc.
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I remember that. And I also remember something about a popular band being brought in with free beer for all. They knew how to attract a crowd for his benefit.
The band and the beer were the big attraction.
Free Hat! Free Hat! Free Hat!
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