Posted on 11/04/2018 2:08:52 AM PST by Libloather
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"I am like, 'hey, we are fighting for universal care, for tuition-free public college, we are fighting for a living wage,' and you see that kind of defense mechanism kind of come down."
But in America at large, such politics are pretty radical. She is a Democratic Socialist in the vein of failed 2016 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, on whose campaign she worked.
Ocasio-Cortez has compared the fight against climate change to the fight against Nazi Germany in World War II, calling it a "major existential threat" and has likened electing Democrats to ending slavery.
The right has branded her politics "dangerous" and she has also taken hits from centrist stalwarts, former senator Joe Lieberman saying her primary win seemed "likely to hurt Congress, America and the Democratic Party."
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
It is amazing, isn't it? Kind of delicious when it blows up in their face. This truly was an example of where it did. Crowley can still pull it out, it's all about GOTV for the democrats.
Of course there needs to be a compelling, motivating reason to vote for them.
I think we're going to have a very good week. Just sayin'! :D
I must say though, half my family is Latino, legal, processed immigrants. They hate socialists with a passion and you can count on them all, with even the children voting this election, to vote straight conservative.
There, in a nutshell, is the reason my wife and I have no desire to live in or even visit urban areas...NYC in particular!
Sorry, but rocks are useful.
Miss AO-C? Not so much.
Unless one enjoys watching the mentally handicapped.
2012: Crowley 120k [83%], Gibbons (Republican) 21k [15%], others (mostly Green Party) 2%.
2014: Crowley 50k [88%], Elizabeth Perri (Conservative) - 6k [12%], Others 117 votes.
^^ Exceedingly low turnout.
2016: Crowley 147k (83%), Spotorno (Republican) - 30k (17%), others 191 votes.
I don’t think either Pappas (Republican) or Perri (Conservative) has a chance. Crowley hasn’t been campaigning; I don’t think he has a chance either.
The MSM always speaks of “power” in the lustful way a cartoon villain does, with no mention of “responsibility” or “service”.
Well, we all know how much the dimocraps love a freak show... Unfortunately, I think she will win...
“I hope she wins. The more maniacs like her, in Congress, the better. “
agree 100% ... AOC is the gift that keeps on giving ...
Will go down in Great FReeper History.
I know it’s highly unlikely but if Joe Crowley was to win, I’d be laughing for days.
That’s a headline? When was that? Amazing...idoits
Once again New Yorkers are blamed for the actions of out-of-town asswipes.
https://nypost.com/2015/03/30/tourist-apologizes-for-snapping-selfie-near-east-village-blast-site/
But hey, FReepers all know all there is to know about NYC. After all, they’ve watched Sienfeld, Law & Order, Friends and the throngs at Time’s Square on New Years Eve (the vast majority of which do not live in NYC)
Good for you and your family. We have many friends of Mexican descent who are truly conservative in their lives.....they still vote Dem. I dont get it but it is what it is here. And if you look at the Latino names in office here theyre all tribal. There all for illegals. They are the ones who get all this crap on the ballots here. I just have decided to not ever waste my vote and take the chance.
And Im not the least bit prejudiced. We have lots of Mexican descent friends and quite a few married into the family. This is California.
That's been my thinking all along. Cortez is just a shooting star that will quickly burn out - in this election, anyway. The few remaining sane Democrats in the DNC do not want to lose the power this man has accumulated in 20 years (committee assignments, etc.) and will, IMO, give him under-the-table support. That, and him quietly calling in all those IOUs he has with his constituents will put him over the top.
Hope there's a precinct Hillary meltdown afterwards.
If they’re the asswipes NY is the ass
Just goes to show how ignorant you truely are.
Mettilo dove il sole non splende
The kid hasn’t even grown into her teeth and they’re trying to shove her into politics!
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