AOC has reached out to Sanders supporters and other progressives and told them

[Demsrule86]

they must vote for Biden...My daughter's best friend has take down her Facebook anti-Biden posts...I talked until I turned blue but it seems as if she and others will now vote enthusiastically for Biden...could make a difference...could have a landslide with a united party...that would be wonderful Text or leave a message for AOC thanking her for her hard work.

[soothsayer]

1. Phew

I thought this was a given but...

[Demsrule86]

2. Some of the young ones my daughter's friends and others were not on board and were

planning to vote for the f'ing Greens. I was hoping there were not too many of them. AOC has been reaching out to them...working it. God bless her!

[In It to Win It]

7. You can lead a horse to water...

[Demsrule86]

53. AOC is handing out a glass of water with a really cool straw...and it seems some are drinking.

This is a good thing...

[MaryMagdaline]

3. AOC is the bomb!

Sorry, warped in the 90s.

[Demsrule86]

5. She is the bomb! The 90's were a great decade...we mostly had Clinton.

[MaryMagdaline]

9. Yes!

[iluvtennis]

62. Ditto. nt

[Rorey]

4. That is awesome, and VERY welcome

I think it's a big win for AOC too.

[Demsrule86]

6. It shows party loyalty, and she is very talented...if she works within the party, there will be

no stopping her which is a good thing.

[Beartracks]

42. Party loyalty AND love of country.

[Demsrule86]

54. For sure it shows love of country. Excellent point.

[Red Mountain]

67. Maybe Bloomberg

will kick in to amplify the message.

[Demsrule86]

8. A win/win...for us and her!

[FakeNoose]

10. Good job Demsrule!

And Thank You Miss AOC!

[Demsrule86]

11. I wanted to tell all of you guys...so proud of her.

She is remarkable.

[LAS14]

13. I hope all Sanders supporters heard his amazing speech late last week!!! I heard it..

... on Rachel. Where would others hear it?

tia
las

[Demsrule86]

14. Probably You Tube or I would bet one of my daughters could send it to me or one of their

friends.

[LAS14]

40. Watch it, for sure. No way can Sanders be accused of not giving full support to Biden. If mostly..

... by implication.

[Demsrule86]

55. That is true.

He has been working hard.

[Mariana]

15. The overwhelming majority of Sanders supporters voted for Clinton in 2016.

I expect the same will happen this year for Biden.

[Demsrule86]

50. I know they did...but getting the young vote out is always tough and from what my daughter

said, AOC is doing it.

[jorgevlorgan]

16. To think they cannot be persuaded is a huge miscalculation.

Really happy to hear stories like this!

[Demsrule86]

29. I was too which is why I am sharing it.

[jorgevlorgan]

32. Thanks!

I'm feeling cautiously optimistic

[Demsrule86]

51. Me too.

[pansypoo53219]

17. UNITED we win, divided we fail.

where is susan saradan now?

[Demsrule86]

26. In her fancy house writing anti-Democratic Party screeds no doubt.

[Demsrule86]

28. We are united this time I think.

[mucifer]

18. I'm noticing on reddit there were a lot of anti Biden pro Bernie threads in the primary. Now

I only see pro Biden threads in the general political page.

Pretty impressive :

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/

Here's their Bernie Sanders page:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BernieSanders/

It's all about voting trump out. I do think it's different this time.

[Demsrule86]

24. I think it is too...but there were still some who were not on board...I have a college age

daughter and there was much bitterness and sadness after the primary...understandable...so some were planning to vote for f'ing Stein and AOC is doing a remarkable job combatting that according to my daughter who was already voting for Biden.

[aidbo]

44. Jill stein is not running this year.

[Demsrule86]

56. But there is a Green candidate running...not on all swing state ballots this year thank God.

[Wounded Bear]

19. I don't care if they're enthusiastic or not...

but it is their neck in the noose even more than us moderates. You can bet that the Trump trolls will be after them first.

We need their support, enthusastic or not, and they need us to further their agenda as well.

[Demsrule86]

21. My daughter's friend is a hard case...I am her second Mom and it was like talking to a brick

wall...now she has taken down all her negative stuff on facebook and other sites...AOC is getting it done...good for her!

[Wounded Bear]

27. AOC knows how things work...

and they'll get more progressive work done from inside the castle than out.

Getting Repubs and/or Trump elected won't further their agenda at all. At least Dems will talk to them about what they want done, and in many cases will work with them in compormise fashion. Trump and the Repubs will just shut them down.

[Demsrule86]

36. Trump is a dangerous murderous monster...getting the young vote out would assure a big

Biden win.

[Wounded Bear]

38. Indeed! nt

[Demsrule86]

57. It would make me so happy to hear on election night that the young voters really helped take

Trump down...you know how pissed he was with TIk Tok and his stupid rally...ah that would be great.

[David__77]

20. That's wonderful.

And I think a lot of people are in that boat.

[Demsrule86]

22. I think so too...And Sanders has been great too.

[David__77]

25. As a two time Sanders primary voter...

I am bursting at the seams with the desire to vote for Biden and will assuredly drop my ballot off at a voting center within 24 hours of receiving it in the mail.

[Demsrule86]

34. I am going to try to early vote. I already asked for a ballot in Ohio but they won't be send until

third...same day early voting starts...so with the mailing situation I am a bit worried. I think I have to bring it to the early voting place if that doesn't work, I will drop it off in the main drop box. I think most Sanders supporters are voting Biden and were all along..but some were not on board so AOC is doing a great job according to my daughter. It isn't only Sanders...some were progressives supporting other candidates...don't know which ones...If I had to guess maybe Warren.

[JI7]

23. Good for her for doing what she can but I don't consider these people to be progressive

and have no respect for them. Same goes for anyone else that needs convincing to vote democratic this year.

[Wounded Bear]

30. That's a bit harsh and gets into the weeds about what a "progressive" is...

no time to argue semantics now about who is "far left" enough now. First we have to halt the rightward surge of the fascists.

[JI7]

31. I'm not the one that needs convincing on how to vote

I do not consider anyone who needs convincing to be progressive.

Just as I never considered those who vote Republican to be about morals and values no matter how much they claim to be.

[calimary]

64. THIS.

[Demsrule86]

35. These are kids...really.

[JI7]

41. Doesn't change what I said. 2000 was the first presidential election I voted in

and I could see that the Green Party and Nader and those propping it up were frauds then. And those who supported it didn't change.

Of course if people show they have changed over time that will be different.

[Demsrule86]

58. Fair enough. And you are right...some didn't change like Michael Moore.

[Codeine]

65. I didn't need to be sweet-talked,

convinced, cajoled, or inspired to vote for Dukakis when I was 18, and I cannot abide the notion that somebody who has their head so far up their ass that they can’t see the obvious choice is worth anything but scorn.

[Indykatie]

33. AOC is Smart and Knows Biden Will No Doubt Win With or Without Any Sanders Hold-Outs

It doesn't help their cause for Biden to win big and they not be a part of the coalition supporting him. I'm glad Biden has such broad support among demographics Dems usually struggle with like post 65 Seniors. It saves him from being held hostage to any wing of the party still wanting him to "earn their vote". Sorry to sound dismissive of these folks who think not voting or voting for the Green party is anything but ridiculous given what we are facing with Trump and the GOP but I do.

[Tom Rinaldo]

37. It's simpler than that. AOL is smart enough to know that electing Biden is best for our nation n/t

[Celerity]

39. +1000

[Demsrule86]

46. I agree.

[Demsrule86]

47. You are exactly right...+1000000

[Demsrule86]

49. Most are young and haven't thought it out IMHO, the ones I have been working on anyway and she has

been very successful from what I hear with the young vote. And she is smart to realize that being part of the coalition is smart and will increase influence.

[Thekaspervote]

43. She has posted some really good GOTV clips aimed at the younger voter.. kudos for her!

[Demsrule86]

45. I am impressed have to admit it... Kasper.

I was really excited when my daughter shared with me about what she had been doing...in her own circle of friends some of whom were not on board.

[llashram]

48. well, anyone with any common sense

knows exactly what the thugs in the GOP are doing. We will see if AOC can bring them to the table. This is exactly what she and others, who follow BS, should be doing if they have any influence at all.

[Demsrule86]

59. True that....

She seems to have influence.

[StClone]

52. There are, frankly, very few anti-Biden Bernie Bros

There was as much anti-Bernie which thankfully quieted down. Bernie was never my guy (Warren, Kamala), and even though he was not a "D" he was Progressive and I was ready to back him. I got posted removed because the craziness.

[Demsrule86]

60. Yeah primaries are brutal. I got a couple removed. However, in my OP I said Sanders supporters

and other progressives who were disappointed that Biden was chosen and not Sander or some other candidate. These kids are not like the Bernie bros of 16 who may have been Russian trolls remember pretending to support Sanders to sow disunity.

[notinkansas]

61. Ya know, I'm having a really hard time with the

Bernie supporter anti-Biden stuff. Biden was not my first choice, but he is clearly absolutely definitely the only choice at this point. If anyone tells me that they can't see supporting Biden because they preferred Bernie, I would first wonder if they are really US citizens. We know that we have no choice. Biden must be elected. He is a truly decent man and if he isn't as progressive as we would like, he may be persuaded. I'll take that. For now.

[StClone]

63. If you can give me a few examples, I don't doubt

there are some but I don't see much, if any.

[ecstatic]

66. Thanks AOC. We need ALL hands on deck

Anyone causing drama right now is either a troll or an idiot!

[smirkymonkey]

69. +1000

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

68. her momma didnt raise no dummies.