Regarding NBC's recent piece on AOC and Dem's changing perspectives on her...

[Pluvious]

Yesterday 34,000 people showed up in Denver for Bernie and AOC

( cue Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" )

From Dushan's FB post a few days ago...

NBC is out with a story that many Democrats in the House are starting to view Alex Ocasio-Cortez in a different light recently as a leader of the party: “As Democrats scramble to find an authentic and effective messenger for the second Trump admin, there is a growing desire to elevate AOC within the party in some way, according to interviews with a dozen Democratic lawmakers, aides and strategists — especially after last week’s government spending showdown left the base enraged.

… The article also highlighted AOC’s tour with Bernie Sanders, which started tonight in swing districts and on college campuses in AZ, NV and CO that are expected to draw massive crowds. Sanders’ advisor Faiz Shakir: “She would walk into any event in America and draw a significant crowd. Whether they like her or not it doesn’t even matter. There are people interested in what she has to say.”

… From the article:

“Some of her Democratic colleagues once viewed AOC as an attention seeker who was more interested in social media stardom than substantive policy. Others believed she fell into the job only accidentally after her upset primary win at age 28 and were skeptical she would be around for long. But now Democrats across the ideological spectrum are starting to recognize that AOC can grab the spotlight in a way that few others in the party can.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin:
“She’s got boundless promise as the party leader in our country. But the question is who will have the language to express to America where we need to go. That’s a tall order for anybody, but I would say she’s definitely a contender. I don’t know that anybody else seems to be a more obvious young candidate for that position.”

AOC recently made a presentation to her colleagues in the House on how to use social media to reach voters. She showed them a video she made which just got over 2 million views, causing one Dem Rep in attendance to remark: “Two million people? If you added all of mine up together and multiplied them by 10, I wouldn’t get to 2 million.”

She's doing some things a leader must do, trying to educate her colleagues to get them caught up with modern tools she's learned to leverage effectively, and help convey her vision of the current perceptions voters have.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D8x5kUQ9Z/

[leftstreet]

1. Does she still talk about Medicare For All? n/t

[SSJVegeta]

3. Im sure if she ran for president, she would

[Emile]

4. On her website today,

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez proudly supports H.R.1976: Medicare for All Act of 2021

[leftstreet]

6. So she talks about HR1976 at these rallies?

[H2O Man]

9. One of the things

that I like the most about AOC is that she has the ability to talk on a wide range of topics in great detail. That includes Medicare for All, something that I suspect everyone who attends her rallies knows she serves as a strong advocate for. I think her support is expanding because people who hadn't really listened to her closely before -- accepting the media's distorted image of her -- now hear her words.

[cilla4progress]

14. She's smart, energetic, and her values align with the party of the people - Dems.

She's the one politician since November who I've been sending monthly donations to! I've always believed in her.

She gives me hope.

[H2O Man]

15. I agree 100%

She is an outstanding advocate for the Democratic Party values that generations of my family have shared.

[democrank]

21. Thanks for your clarity, H2O Man.

The values that guided me decades ago are the same values guiding me today. Alexandria speaks to those same values in a down-to-earth way. She is so refreshing, so courageous. I love that she is breaking through the Washington BS and is well on her way to an important leadership role.

[H2O Man]

24. So true!

A person can be appointed to a leadership position, but be incapable of actually leading. Sometimes that happens when a person is in that appointed position for a long time, having significant seniority ...... but unable to change to master changing circumstances. And still others may not "officially" be in a leadership position, but yet be recognized as leading the way by a very large number of people.

AOC's ability to communicate values in a language that people understand is in stark contrast to say the convicted sex offender/ felon now in the White House. He has given what actually is the same speech since he entered the republican primary in 2015. "I'm a genius. I'm a victim. Non-white people are dangerous. I hate women."

Malcolm X often said that if you place a cool, clear glass of water next to a glassd of sludge, thirsty people will make the correct choice. And that is what we are seeing today.

[leftstreet]

17. That's a good point

Most of the rally goers do already know the positions AOC and Sanders take, or have taken in the past.

[H2O Man]

27. Exactly.

Many of them have begun to hear their message with "new ears," as it contrasts so starkly with the maga agenda.

[cilla4progress]

29. She also won her last election,

69 to 31%! Outperforming many other Dems. She has the secret sauce!!!

[H2O Man]

30. I remember when

AOC first announced she would primary Rep. Crowley. I read a little bit about her, and decided to call her campaign to learn more. I knew that she was the exact type of Democrat that represents my values ..... human values over corporate power. I knew that she represented the future of our party. I've never had a higher opinion of any politician.

[cilla4progress]

31. Very gratifying for me to be on the same page

with someone I so greatly respect (you!).

Thank you, H2O Man!!

[H2O Man]

33. Likewise!

[SSJVegeta]

2. AOC for President 2028

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220165912

[LymphocyteLover]

26. I would love it and posted that on FB yesterday. But almost every one of my Dem friends

were worried about a woman candidate and thought she couldn't win.

[brakester]

28. Not to throw shade on Kamala,

but,

"Kamala, you are no AOC!!!!"

[yorkster]

34. If by "no AOC" you mean that unlike Kamala Harris, she never served in the Senate

was not AG of California, was not DA for San Francisco for 7 years, was not Vice President, etc., then your statement is correct. But shade is exactly what you're throwing, I believe.

AOC is very impressive, but no need to diss the very competent and effective former Vice President. Yes, Harris/Walz lost the election.
But before there's any talk of AOC for 2028, I'd sure like to see more experience and less sanctification. She is doing a great job out on the hustings with Bernie and I believe her passion about income inequality, health care for all,etc. I just hope she doesn't start echoing Bernie's urging on of candidates who want to run as Independents.

[LymphocyteLover]

36. Well, yeah... but AOC would still face many of the same issues Kamala faced

[returnee]

38. I believe 2024 was digitally stolen.

I don’t think Harris/Walz failed. Not my favorite choices for the ticket but still good enough to win in a fair election.

[SSJVegeta]

35. This post already has as many recs as my OP it links to

🤔

Vote in the poll if your haven't

[Passages]

5. AOC has been consistent in her messaging and where she draws her model from.

Not a secret.

One only needs to read her own words:
2019
Put simply, she said that her endorsement is intended to help build a movement, which would shape not just whether Democrats beat President Donald Trump in 2020, but how. And, she said, it was a recognition that Sanders is the only candidate in the field who has been fighting consistently for working people for decades, making him the ideal leader of multiracial, working-class movement.

By endorsing Sanders in order to help build his movement, Ocasio-Cortez is taking seriously the campaign’s motto, “Not me, us.”

“For me, it wasn’t even about helping the senator. It was a moment of clarity for me personally in saying, What role do I want to play?” Ocasio-Cortez told NBC. “And I want to be a part of a mass movement.”
https://theintercept.com/2019/10/21/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-bernie-sanders-endorsement/

[yourout]

8. I hope she has some security.

She is likely high in the list of MAGA targets.

[AloeVera]

32. There are good reasons they hate her.

They recognize the threat she represents. She is a leader AND she speaks truths they try desparately to bury. I hope she has great success.

[Sneederbunk]

7. The good thing about activists is that they are active.

[JI7]

10. I think she should run for Senate when Schumer leaves

She should start preparing for that by going all over the states and building support for whenever she runs. This will help in the primary.

[GoodRaisin]

11. Her progressive ideals line up with Bernie's but he's too old to run for POTUS. She's

being prepared to run in his place. I think it’s great what she and Bernie are doing and the timing is perfect.

[bronxiteforever]

12. Kick! People follow passion and the fighting spirit.

The people need this and want this commitment. The crowds speak to the people’s need for leaders.

[dsp3000]

13. I used to be an AOC Detractor... now i view her as a piece of the puzzle that will fix the Democratic party.

Most importantly, she has conviction. something that bunch of the spineless "moderates" in leadership have none of. But please. do NOT run her for president in 2028. leave that to a white male christian for the love of everything.

[BaronChocula]

20. I had some initial pause

when even before she was sworn in she began to advocate for primarying fellow dems. I thought it was premature for anyone at that stage to assume that audacity. She did take counsel from certain progressive peers in the House and I think she's proven herself to be a superstar.

[DENVERPOPS]

16. Noticeably absent

from the crowd in Denver, were the Denver Police. During the much smaller gathering during the *Peaceful Black Lives Matter* demonstration, where the MAGA Denver cops went crazy on the demonstrators......The Denver City Council IS STILL PAYING OUT MILLIONS on the claims for people injured by the seemingly barbaric actions by the DPD, many years after the fact........

BTW: I must commend the Colorado State Patrolmen that were present at the Black Lives Matter demonstration. They were actually trying to protect the Demonstrators from the Denver Police.........BRAVO CSP. As a group, the CSP are considerably much higher trained and educated Law Enforcement Officers, and much more polite and dignified.........

[NNadir]

18. I sometimes disagree with her, but I agree that she is a rising star, highly intelligent, eloquent, and a paradigm...

...of the kind of attitude we need if we have any hope of restoring our country.

I'd like to see her rise far.

[BBbats]

19. I Hope So!

If the limosine liberal Dems don't stand in her way her message will resonate with most Americans I bet

[Magoo48]

22. Nature abhors a vacuum.

There was a bit of a vacancy at the top calling for attention; we needed leaders to make direct contact with we the people. Bernie and AOC are filling that crucial spot.

Without massive participation from grassroots activists, we’re going to be in deep yogurt.

[et tu]

25. and it won't be

greek style [long live democracy]

[Pluvious]

23. A clip TeamAOC posted 20h ago - re GOP cutting Medicaid...

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHhMJb8xDsR/

[SSJVegeta]

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