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AOC REFUSES to pay $250,000 in dues from the Democrats
DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | 12 January 2020 | RALPH R. ORTEGA

Posted on 01/12/2020 7:38:26 PM PST by dennisw

AOC REFUSES to pay $250,000 in dues from the Democrats because the party 'clearly told people like me that we're not welcome' New York Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is holding back $250,000 in dues she owes the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee AOC says she won't pay up because she doesn't see why she should give 'to an organization that has clearly told people like me that we're not welcome'

The dues, paid from her campaign fundraising, are earmarked to help keep the Democratic House majority The 30-year-old was referring to a policy that she says 'blacklists' vendors working with insurgent primary challengers like herself

'I don't think my fundraising should go to preventing more people like me from being here in congress,' she said in an interview with Fox News.

The news outlet reported on Friday that AOC drew fire for not failing to pay the committee.

She insisted: 'I'm a Democrat, I'm proud to be on this team. I'm proud to be part of the Democratic majority,' she told Fox News, amid criticism she should quit the party and become an independent if she won't be a 'team player.'

In her defense, AOC said she's raised more than $300,000 directly for progressive Democrats, including incumbents in swing districts, and that the effort she made was for 'preserving and expanding the Democratic majority'.

All Democrats in the House are required to pay dues to the campaign committee. A range is set from as low as $150,000 for newer members to $1 million paid by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: antifa; aoc; bartender; cortez; dnc; dncc; newyork; ocasiocortez; occasionalcortex; oldnews; redistricting; socialist
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To: dennisw
Einstein didn't kill himself
21 posted on 01/12/2020 8:02:24 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: dennisw

She says she’s still got $20K in college debt. She is making $180K per year. Obviously not following the Dave Ramsey plan...


22 posted on 01/12/2020 8:03:29 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: dennisw

first the impeachment debacle, now this. nancy is going to get one of her minions to primary that chick, and then she can go back to her bartending gig, where the only controversial conversation will be about whether she blows her customers.


23 posted on 01/12/2020 8:03:40 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: dennisw

This little princess is going to learn the hard way that rookies who think they make the rules are soon out of the game.


24 posted on 01/12/2020 8:03:56 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: JohnBrowdie
Did you mean to say “whether she serves her customers blowjobs?”


25 posted on 01/12/2020 8:07:38 PM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: dennisw

26 posted on 01/12/2020 8:10:33 PM PST by Bon mots
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To: Widget Jr

A greedy little idjit, isn’t she? Every time I see her I think of her theme song which I’m sure is “If I Only Had A Brain”.


27 posted on 01/12/2020 8:12:34 PM PST by Equine1952 ((You can die on your feet or live down on your knees. You can not do both. Freedom Is not Free))
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To: \/\/ayne
Here's another oldie but goodie.....


28 posted on 01/12/2020 8:13:14 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: dennisw

So will the Democrats do anything to her, or will she just be starting a new trend?


29 posted on 01/12/2020 8:18:17 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Widget Jr; dennisw

It will be interesting to see who is left standing after the smoke clears- communist Dims like Aoc and the squad, or Natzi Pelousy and the old school socialist leftists.


30 posted on 01/12/2020 8:37:11 PM PST by Reddy ( B.O. stinks)
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To: Reddy

Reminds of the old Beatles song “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”. Only in Nasty’s case, it’s her wooden gavel. Kind of sixes in the socialist department but I’ll bet on old age and treachery over youth and exuberance.


31 posted on 01/12/2020 8:46:10 PM PST by Equine1952 ((You can die on your feet or live down on your knees. You can not do both. Freedom Is not Free))
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To: dennisw

Fine. Switch Parties, then.
The Greens always need people, or is it the Commies’?


32 posted on 01/12/2020 8:51:11 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Bon mots

I may never eat ribs again! LOL


33 posted on 01/12/2020 9:04:31 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual and political hemlock)
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To: dennisw
When you have a 503 credit score you tend to take everything you can get while you can...

The poor thing has a real command of how politics works. You take $250K from others, some very bad things will happen to your greedy a$$. You take $250 million and share it appropriately they name public buildings after you and give you honorary degrees from Yale.

34 posted on 01/12/2020 9:06:03 PM PST by blackdog (Making wine cave appearances upon request.)
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To: Reddy
AOC has the news media and money. She also has a dozen Republican and Democratic challengers, a chance of getting redistricted out of office, made enemies with the Democrats who hold most of the power, and has alienated her voters through mediocre constituent services and pushing her agenda more than representing her district.

Even for someone in what passes for today's high school civics, come November stick a fork in her she's done.

35 posted on 01/12/2020 9:06:22 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: dennisw

Wow, protection money demanded by the DNC. Can’t imagine she’ll be getting any money from them next time around if she doesn’t fall in line.


36 posted on 01/12/2020 9:14:02 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: dennisw

Th democrat party will whack her. You have to pay the fig or else you end up in the pine forest.


37 posted on 01/12/2020 9:14:06 PM PST by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....)
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To: mass55th

AOC not in it for the next time around....she’s reached her own level of notority and will write books, make appearances etc. once her turns over..... The question will be if anyone thinks she’s worth the risk.


38 posted on 01/12/2020 9:17:18 PM PST by caww
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To: dennisw

Nice little house seat you got there;
be a shame if something should happen to it.


39 posted on 01/12/2020 9:18:49 PM PST by Repeal The 17th
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To: caww

Funny isn’t it that she’s pro-socialism for everyone else, yet when she’s required to give up some of her own campaign donations so it can be used to help other Democrats, she’s suddenly anti-socialism.


40 posted on 01/12/2020 9:20:55 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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