Posted on 03/15/2019 3:08:20 PM PDT by Kaslin
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party…to our horror. She’s pushing for the Green New Deal (or scam), which is the Americanized version of the Great Leap Forward. The elimination of the combustion engine, economic assistance for the lazy who don’t want to work, the mass genocide of cows because they fart too much, and the upgrading of every building in America to fit some energy efficient code, along with the destruction of structures that cannot be upgraded. Oh, and we’re going to get off fossil fuels in a decade, have a federal jobs guarantee, free college, and Medicare for All. It’s a $90+ trillion project aimed at one thing: the destruction of the United States of America.
The Left loves her; she’s one of its many faces on the Hill. She also fights back on social media, stands by her positions, and couldn’t care less what the Right thinks about her. She has grassroots gusto as well. In some ways, AOC is the left-wing version of Donald Trump, which I know has some folks worried about when she approaches the age where she can run for president. Well, her stock is declining. In fact, her approval ratings have dropped by 15 points in the past six months. I was never a fan of attacking AOC on everything, which is what the Left does with Trump, partially contributing to his 2016 win. Conservative media mocked how she dressed, how she couldn’t find an apartment and her old college dancing videos. I get it, but they also make her a sympathetic character. Now, attacks on her when she’s pushing trash policy should be pervasive, vicious, and unrelenting, and she’s been talking policy since she came to D.C. She’s also been defending anti-Semites within her party but that’s a different matter.
As she continues to make waves in Washington, her numbers have dipped and it seems her affinity for radical far left views is scaring Independents away from her, which contribute to depreciating her stock (via NTK Network):
In early September 2018, Gallup polled Americans on their opinion of the millennial Democrat. According to the poll, 24 percent had a favorable view, 26 held a negative view, and 50 percent said they had never heard of or did not have an opinion of Ocasio-Cortez.
By late February 2019, Ocasio-Cortez won the general election, was sworn in, and those numbers changed dramatically. The most recent Gallup poll showed 31 percent of respondents now have a favorable view of her, but 41 percent said they have a negative view, and only 29 percent said they had no opinion or hadn’t heard of her.
In other words, her negative numbers shot up 15 percentage points in less than six months.
While it’s true that a big factor in Ocasio-Cortez’s drop in approval is Republicans solidifying their negative views, independents have also turned against the New York Democrat. She held a net positive rating (+2) among independents in September. By February, that rating dropped 7 points to a net negative rating of -5.
Now, as NTK and Gallup noted, this doesn’t mean she’s finished for re-election. She’ll win if she runs again, but these dropping favorables will impact how effective she is as a lawmaker. Pushing plans that are unaffordable, defending anti-Semites, and chasing Amazon away from New York, which would’ve created jobs is one way to kill your approval numbers. Also, going after organizations that had nothing to do with horrible tragedies, like the recent shooting attacks in New Zealand, where gunmen killed close to 50 people at two separate mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. AOC just had to do her part as a left-winger and take a swipe at the National Rifle Association…because in whack lefty land—they’re the personification of evil, though they’re one of the oldest civil rights organizations in this country (via The Hill):
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party…to our horror. She’s pushing for the Green New Deal (or scam), which is the Americanized version of the Great Leap Forward. The elimination of the combustion engine, economic assistance for the lazy who don’t want to work, the mass genocide of cows because they fart too much, and the upgrading of every building in America to fit some energy efficient code, along with the destruction of structures that cannot be upgraded. Oh, and we’re going to get off fossil fuels in a decade, have a federal jobs guarantee, free college, and Medicare for All. It’s a $90+ trillion project aimed at one thing: the destruction of the United States of America.
The Left loves her; she’s one of its many faces on the Hill. She also fights back on social media, stands by her positions, and couldn’t care less what the Right thinks about her. She has grassroots gusto as well. In some ways, AOC is the left-wing version of Donald Trump, which I know has some folks worried about when she approaches the age where she can run for president. Well, her stock is declining. In fact, her approval ratings have dropped by 15 points in the past six months. I was never a fan of attacking AOC on everything, which is what the Left does with Trump, partially contributing to his 2016 win. Conservative media mocked how she dressed, how she couldn’t find an apartment and her old college dancing videos. I get it, but they also make her a sympathetic character. Now, attacks on her when she’s pushing trash policy should be pervasive, vicious, and unrelenting, and she’s been talking policy since she came to D.C. She’s also been defending anti-Semites within her party but that’s a different matter.
As she continues to make waves in Washington, her numbers have dipped and it seems her affinity for radical far left views is scaring Independents away from her, which contribute to depreciating her stock (via NTK Network):
In early September 2018, Gallup polled Americans on their opinion of the millennial Democrat. According to the poll, 24 percent had a favorable view, 26 held a negative view, and 50 percent said they had never heard of or did not have an opinion of Ocasio-Cortez.
By late February 2019, Ocasio-Cortez won the general election, was sworn in, and those numbers changed dramatically. The most recent Gallup poll showed 31 percent of respondents now have a favorable view of her, but 41 percent said they have a negative view, and only 29 percent said they had no opinion or hadn’t heard of her.
In other words, her negative numbers shot up 15 percentage points in less than six months.
While it’s true that a big factor in Ocasio-Cortez’s drop in approval is Republicans solidifying their negative views, independents have also turned against the New York Democrat. She held a net positive rating (+2) among independents in September. By February, that rating dropped 7 points to a net negative rating of -5.
Now, as NTK and Gallup noted, this doesn’t mean she’s finished for re-election. She’ll win if she runs again, but these dropping favorables will impact how effective she is as a lawmaker. Pushing plans that are unaffordable, defending anti-Semites, and chasing Amazon away from New York, which would’ve created jobs is one way to kill your approval numbers. Also, going after organizations that had nothing to do with horrible tragedies, like the recent shooting attacks in New Zealand, where gunmen killed close to 50 people at two separate mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. AOC just had to do her part as a left-winger and take a swipe at the National Rifle Association…because in whack lefty land—they’re the personification of evil, though they’re one of the oldest civil rights organizations in this country (via The Hill):
MUCH!
T/Y
If I make it twelve more years I’ll be pushing 87, I think I’ll just start smoking again, oh, wait, the price of the damned cancer sticks is so high now I don’t have the money. Maybe I’ll start swimming in the Great Pee Dee and take my chances with the alligators.
Perfection!
Heh!
Say it ain’t so Joe???? Goodness gracious, the nut case has her 15% approval ratings taking a nose dive??? What is next??? Bill Klinton gets religion??? Oh, right, he has it, it is called in the Book of Revelation, The Beast!!! The Whore of Babylon!!! Yup, fits her well.
Sandy Cortez is the ex-girlfriend you dumped because you realized that eventually, you were going to end up killing her and she wasn’t worth doing life in jail.
Your handle reminded me of a favorite song, by Split Enz from the Conflicting Emotions album....
Working Up An Appetite (T Finn)
The righteous rhythm in your soul, moves like an unborn baby
You’ve got to let it take control, without ever thinking twice
Start building up your greed for good and hunger for understanding
Unless you want it desperately, how can it be
I wish that it was nearer, and clearer today
Working up an appetite, for some wisdom
Working up an appetite, for the real thing
Working up an appetite, appetite
Our passion is a careless flame, we fan it with abandon
But everywhere confusion reigns, we’ve already paid the price
Remember when you saw the light, in everything around you
A pleasure to be on this earth, when we thirst for gain
I wish that it was nearer, and clearer today
Working up an appetite, for some love now
Working up an appetite, always learning
Working up an appetite, lust for justice
Working up an appetite, appetite
Working up an appetite, for some wisdom
Working up an appetite, for some love now
Working up an appetite, always learning
Working up an appetite, working, working...
[repeat etc. til fade]
Was that the Eno version, or just the lyrics from Roxy Music.
This is a damn shame. I really wanted her to be a thorn in the Dems’s side for years to come. It looks like they’ve neutralized her and continue with sealth Socialism rather than her overt Socialism.
When I have seen clips of her on fox, it’s hard to listen to what she is saying because I get so distracted by her arm movements. Saw clips of Beto and his arm movements holy cow.
I don’t have the computer skills to do it but I think it would be funny to have them side by side - maybe they could lead a band together LOL
I can’t say it goes way. I just remember the song but not who did it.
So right. The Dems have been encouraging and financing the far left for many years but they are upset with Ocasio-Cortez because her timing was wrong. Like Clair McCaskill—keep the moderate democrats in the dark till they don’t know what hit them.
This is another reason that the dems want illegal immigration so badly. They need enough voters that will follow their Latino politicians and will drown out the Anglo vote.
Nice collection of AOCs!
I laughed till my sides hurt. ~sigh~...made my day!
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