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Fellow Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez
NYPOST ^ | 1/11/19 | By Lia Eustachewich

Posted on 01/11/2019 7:30:53 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is already making enemies in the House Democratic Caucus — and some of its members are mounting an operation to bring the anti-establishment, democratic socialist with 2.2 million Twitter followers into the fold.

Just one week into her congressional tenure, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is ruffling feathers within her own party — which is now mounting a behind-the-scenes effort to rein in the social media star.

The Bronx-born Democratic socialist has racked up a bevy of complaints from her colleagues, including incumbents who aren’t pleased that she is backing a campaign to mount primary challenges against moderate Democrats, Politico reported.

“I’m sure Ms. Cortez means well, but there’s almost an outstanding rule: Don’t attack your own people,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) told the site. “We just don’t need sniping in our Democratic Caucus.”

Politico spoke to nearly 20 Democratic lawmakers and aides who said there’s a two-fold effort from within to rein in Ocasio-Cortez — warning that she could wind up isolating herself, but also trying to harness her star power to unite the party in its fight against Republicans.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 116th; aoc; dopeydems; enoughalready
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There are MULTIPLE stories this morning on this...she must have miffed them GOOD!
1 posted on 01/11/2019 7:30:54 AM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


2 posted on 01/11/2019 7:31:57 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: miss marmelstein

It appears that AOC “tinkled” in the wrong bowl of corn flakes.


3 posted on 01/11/2019 7:32:36 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1; vette6387; ZULU; NFHale; SkyPilot; unkus; bitt

These DemonRATs should call her Sugar Daddy Soros and complain.


4 posted on 01/11/2019 7:33:53 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

They are going to plant a dead 12 year old girl in apt


5 posted on 01/11/2019 7:36:21 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

demon fight

popcorn time


6 posted on 01/11/2019 7:36:21 AM PST by samtheman (How can there be so many brain damaged Americans?)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Yeah, because the last thing they (the Dems) want as the election cycle gets closer and closer is some millennial idiot running around asking taxpaying voters to foot the bill for everything for free. She is looney even for them and they know it.


7 posted on 01/11/2019 7:38:55 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Democrats want to keep her quiet, because, they don’t want her so openly pointing out where the democratic party is completely heading, and that is full-blown socialism.

Fight back, AOC! America needs to know what you and the democrats are all about.


8 posted on 01/11/2019 7:39:24 AM PST by adorno
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

She’s speaking what they all think and try to keep behind the scenes. But they’re freaking out because she’s actually saying it.


9 posted on 01/11/2019 7:40:17 AM PST by Durbin
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Fellow Democrats ...
There are no more "Democrats." At best they're all socialists, closet communists and more than a few anarchists.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
- T. Jefferson
10 posted on 01/11/2019 7:41:54 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Can’t be done. She speaks for their rising new Millenial moonbat base. She is a reflection of them, not their cause.

As anyone who has dealt with these folks can tell you they believe they are the smartest people on the planet, and believe they should be running everything despite the fact that they aren’t yet 30.


11 posted on 01/11/2019 7:42:44 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

I see arkanside in her future


12 posted on 01/11/2019 7:45:25 AM PST by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
This would work
13 posted on 01/11/2019 7:48:32 AM PST by SMARTY (Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Ortega y Gasset)
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To: All

I wonder Would Roy Moore have been the conservative version of Ms Cortez?


14 posted on 01/11/2019 8:00:21 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: gibsonguy

No more than Ted Cruz, Ron Paul, or Rand Paul has been.

You don’t like them?


15 posted on 01/11/2019 8:11:45 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Why anyone - including aoc - thought she was ready to sit at the adult table is just more proof that judgement is in very short supply on the left.
16 posted on 01/11/2019 8:18:57 AM PST by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

“I’m sure Ms. Cortez means well, but there’s almost an outstanding rule: Don’t attack your own people,”

Paging all RINOS. Paging all RINOS.


17 posted on 01/11/2019 8:21:41 AM PST by Signalman
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To: Army Air Corps

Like trying too catch a Rabid Dog.


18 posted on 01/11/2019 8:25:59 AM PST by carmen2017
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

This happened with Bella Abzug in Congress in the ‘70s. My mother’s cousin worked for Ed Koch, who was in Congress at the time, and it was a given after a certain point in time that if Bella proposed a bill, it was DOA.

Occasional Cortex needs to be careful about her level of hubris.


19 posted on 01/11/2019 8:28:38 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: ConservativeMind

I like them fine in fact I like Moore and I wish he had won. And more evidence shows the Rats broke the law to beat him. I was just wondering.


20 posted on 01/11/2019 8:31:06 AM PST by gibsonguy
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