Posted on 08/03/2022 9:04:24 AM PDT by Twotone
Leftwing populist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is the Democrats’ best hope of defeating a potential run by former President Donald Trump in 2024, Democrat consultant Michael Starr Hopkins penned in the Hill on Tuesday.
While Trump overcame the Republican establishment in 2016 to win a historic election over Hillary Clinton, the Democrat Party has not undergone the same reforms away from the establishment. Both Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden are establishment figures who defeated socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in 2016 and 2020 respectively, keeping the populist left out of the Oval Office.
Hopkins explained that Ocasio-Cortez, “the future of the Democratic Party,” has policies based in populism and for that reason is “less of a personality and more of a movement” and “a force to be reckoned with” in 2024 to combat Donald Trump. “She has been unafraid, unapologetic and unwilling to bend to the will of Washington,” the op-ed read.
“In the age of social media and quick sound bites, no Democrat is more prepared to embarrass a bully like Donald Trump,” Hopkins claimed. “She’s the voice of a movement that began after the banks were bailed out by the government, while homeowners were left to default.”
“The simplicity with which she talks about everyday struggles hints that she’s not just a persona for consumption. She isn’t beholden to corporations, is a prodigious small-dollar fundraiser, and could out-Trump Trump like no other politician has been able to,” he explained.
Though Ocasio-Cortez could mount a campaign in 2024, Joe Biden has reportedly stated he is running for reelection because he believes he is the only Democrat who could defeat Trump. Yet 75 percent of Democrat voters want Joe Biden replaced atop the 2024 presidential ticket, up from 51 percent in February, according to a CNN poll.
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Oh, well in that case..... 😵🐎💩
LMAO
If that’s true, they are utterly screwed. They can’t even cheat her in. It would mean a HOT civil war.
Well, when you consider Bernie Sanders or Hillary as alternatives to Biden.
If AOC is the best they’ve got then they know they’re screwed.
yes
Lets go sandy
I’d cross-over and vote for her in the Primary. Help them elect the idiot.
Another post-turtle from the far, far Left.
“She has been unafraid, unapologetic and unwilling to bend to the will of the people,” ...unelectible too don’t forget.
Not at all far-fetched.
The so-called “entertainment” industry” actively campaigns against American values, and the so-called “news” media openly shills for the Democrat Party.
Add drop-off boxes and three am ballot dumps and Bob’s your uncle.
she might have a chance if she starts blowing guys now.
Geez! Let’s at least put a monkey in the oval office instead of AOC. A monkey wouldn’t cost anything, a monkey would be funnier and a monkey would symbolize how far the american electorate has fallen!
Geez! Let’s at least put a monkey in the oval office instead of AOC. A monkey wouldn’t cost anything, a monkey would be funnier and a monkey would symbolize how far the american electorate has fallen!
I do hope she is their best hope.
That ain’t sayin’ much.
Oh please, let it be so...
Like a wolf caught in a trap, I’d chew mine off to get free.
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