• Several House Democrats are considering primarying Ocasio-Cortez in 2020
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I'm not criticizing anyone for running against her. We don't even know who will be running against her. I'm criticizing democrats plotting to overthrow one of their own members on the grounds of dissent with the status quo. If Joe Blow wants to run against her when the time comes, have a fucking field day. But if Joe Blow comes to primary against her with the backing of old corporate Democrats whose only goal is self-preservation of harmful policies, then fuck him/them. This has nothing to do with people competing against her, and people should. This has everything to do with Democratic interference in election processes because someone won that doesn't match the old way. 2016 is a perfect example of why this is a concern. Hillary had the full backing of the DNC throughout all of the primary. Bernie had essentially no help from the party, and yet he was on her doorstep the whole way. If the DNC didn't dedicate everything short of a smear campaign to Clinton, I would argue that the results of the 2016 primary would be a whole lot different. This is exactly what the signs show this primary to be against Ocasio-Cortez. To make this clear going forward, I don't mind or condemn those who run against others in primaries. What I don't want is a candidate backed by old Democrats to be pushed through an election for the sole purpose of maintaining a dated and unpopular status quo. I encourage people to campaign against AOC, and I am sure there are a number of people with similar ideals who are more qualified and experienced. Just don't do it with shady backing from opposition from within the party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/427540-ocasio-cortez-fundraises-off-report-some-dems-want-her-primaried
the most fucking obnoxious part of that quote is the entitlement it gives off
No they wouldn't
They’re certainly free to try (I think AOC would obliterate a more moderate Dem) it’s just hypocritical because whenever a leftist primaries a Democrat they get shamed and accused of sowing discord but when it’s the other way around it’s business as usual and getting rid of rabble rousers.
It won't be a fair competition, they will gimp her massively
Next person that doesn't read the article before posting is getting banned BTW. How do you expect to hold a conversation if you just (Mia) read a headline?
The Donald Trump of the left vs the Donald Trump of the right
i logged in to rate you and your post dumb. He's edgy, sure, but he's not wrong. People are sick and tired of the shit our government is putting us through.
He's saying the quote from the article is obnoxious, not the post.
I think he's referring to the quote from the Democratic lawmaker, not elix.
let the bad reading posts flow, then. If only posts on FP multi-quoted.
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