I actually like AOC and her likeminded colleagues.

[Eliot Rosewater]

We have become so accustomed to the same people doing the same thing forever, it seems.

I like that she is smart and aggressive, very much.

No "but" coming, we need more like her. I could explain why in a different post, I just wanted to make it clear that I am not here to bash her or trash her, unlike many who did nothing but to Hillary.

[Celerity]

1. K & R

[Walleye]

2. Same here. I've been impressed with her. She's smart and she does her homework

[vsrazdem]

3. She is a breath of fresh air.

[Deuxcents]

4. Yes. Elect more like AOC

[BeyondGeography]

5. She's formidable

Diligent, sincere, appealing and, for all the hype, very down-to-earth. Not close-minded either. We’re lucky to have her in our party.

K&R

[tishaLA]

6. She, Presley, Mondaire Jones, Katie Porter...

we have lots of talented younger politicians beginning to bloom (and maybe in full bloom) right now.

[Maggiemayhem]

27. I couldn't agree more

[keithsw]

7. AOC is smart

seemingly approachable, and determined. I know some hate when I say it, but she, and others like her are the future of the Democratic party, and I'm excited for her

[malaise]

8. I love AOC

Rec

[PSPS]

9. DU's bandwagon opinion on AOC intermittently goes full negative for some reason.

[Eliot Rosewater]

11. I know the reason. And she annoys the hell out of me sometimes, but she

is on the right side of the issues and she is smart, so I say hell yes, but dont let the GOP use her comments to take votes away from us.

She has to be careful about that stuff.

We need to

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[stopdiggin]

31. +1

I've disagreed - but never to the point of vilifying or hating on her. And I always make a point of including that I think she is whip smart and formidable. (and I think she could be a big part of the future ..) What I'm not down with is trashing fellow Democrats or the party. I think that is harmful - as well as, in general, just being poor political tactics - and I will continue to call it out when I see it on her part, or others.

[crickets]

36. Agreed.

She needs a little more experience under her belt, and could be a bit more careful with her messaging and timing. Eventually she's going to accomplish many good things.

[NewHendoLib]

10. me too.

[marble falls]

12. Me, too. She could be one of the great ones. I hope to be around long enough to see ...

... some of it happen.

[Sympthsical]

13. This is nice n/t

[Kaleva]

14. While I don't agree with everything she says or does, she is impressive.

[Wounded Bear]

15. I must admit I was a little worried, but...

when it came to actually working in Congress to better the lives of Americans, she has come through. She has said some provocative things but in the end, she has supported progressive causes and ideas and generally been a good Democrat.

The Democratic Party is a big tent and we need some pressure from the left to counter the rightward drive of repubs over the last 3-4 decades. While she pushes hard for the more hard left issues, she also works with others to get things done. Idealistic in her rhetoric, she appears to be pretty practical with her votes.

[Caliman73]

16. I like her fire. She will learn to use judgement as she moves forward.

I don't believe in trashing anyone. I think that no one is above criticism but I think that it should be done with a focus on improvement.

The younger generation always challenges the older generation. Funny thing is that I am sure that many on DU who criticize AOC and her cohort of new young House Members are of the generation that "took on the Man" and shouted "Hey Hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today...?" and are now chastising people for challenging what has become the "status quo".

Unfortunately, what we have is an internal, generational struggle going on at the same time that one of the 2 viable political parties is descending into fascism, so it seems almost frivolous to have that intergenerational struggle on how far to push against the status quo when there is an existential threat to the country.

[wnylib]

26. Agree completely, especially the last paragraph.

[stopdiggin]

34. well said -(nt)-

[unblock]

17. Thanks for posting this.

I thought about writing a lengthy rebuttal in 6 parts on why I strongly disagreed with that other post.

Then I thought, look, this is Eliot Rosewater, I agree with 99.44% of your posts, you invariably get the policy and passion dead on correct. Why get into it, especially because I totally understand the frustration and only disagreed with the specific response.

This post shows not only that you already figured most of it out anyway but also that you had the stones to clarify your position. Not many are capable of that and it says a lot about you

[stillcool]

18. me too.

but I got a but. She's frigging human.

[bluboid]

19. thank you, Eliot - it stands to reason we need all points of view & all hands on deck...

[KPN]

20. Great post. My hat's off to you!

[tiredtoo]

21. thanks

I agree with you and your comments.

[jcgoldie]

22. I think she's great

Glad to see her give em hell!

[Jon King]

23. The Repugs are obsessed with her.

She is one of my favorites too, but the flip side is that she is a HUGE rallying point for Repugs. Its crazy how obsessed they are. They fund raise off of her, they get out the vote by telling their supporters she is going to be House Speaker next, etc.

Crazy thing is as much as we love her, their targeting her as the Boogie Man now that HRC is not running might win them back the House.

[Skittles]

24. I like her

but I wish she would get better at picking her battles

[marieo1]

25. Great Ladies

AOC is great as was Hilary...........two great ladies!!

[LymphocyteLover]

28. Me too-- I think she's a great addition to our caucus and she's a very talented politician

[Viz]

29. Love her- she is smart, speaks from her heart

and represents her constituents very well. She also represents progressive policy by being on message consistently and with flair shows the corruptness of the republican party and the moneyed interests that they represent.

[Mr. Evil]

30. Well said. I like her too.

New and bold ideas are OK by me.

[Earth-shine]

32. Count me in! I think she's terrific.

[SunImp]

33. AOC and the Squad can be annoying at times, but they all have good hearts.

Expect more anti squad/progressives bulloney in the coming elections by the usual obnoxiously petty crowd.

[burrowowl]

35. Me too!