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melman

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15. This is nonsense

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Sat Jul 7, 2018, 05:00 PM

Jul 2018

You're just looking for any excuse to trash her.

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AOC: "There's a secret little word used to dismiss political candidates: 'viability.'" [View all] bigtree Jul 2018 OP

In the KGOP circle, unviable candidates would be termed outsiders, which is a good thing. ffr Jul 2018 #1

kick bigtree Jul 2018 #2

Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #3

this is a baffling take on what she said bigtree Jul 2018 #4

"FOR MY ENTIRE RACE I WASN'T 'VIABLE' ENOUGH Hortensis Jul 2018 #6

It's how I read it, too mcar Jul 2018 #9

how is this an attack on Democrats? The primary is over bigtree Jul 2018 #11

Actually the NYS primaries are not over. lapucelle Jul 2018 #13

and why are we presuming she isn't? bigtree Jul 2018 #14

Your OP is the answer to that. +1000 to Lapucelle. Hortensis Jul 2018 #17

Actually, I said I'd like to see her do both. lapucelle Jul 2018 #22

from what I can see, she is doing both. bigtree Jul 2018 #39

I haven't heard her endorse any of our Democratic congressional candidates here on LI yet. lapucelle Jul 2018 #43

I wonder if those candidates would be amenable as you to an endorsement bigtree Jul 2018 #113

We have a strategy meeting this week for our congressional races. lapucelle Jul 2018 #115

That's a very big factor on why the turnout last week was a mere 11%. Many voters were confused.... George II Jul 2018 #25

bam! heaven05 Jul 2018 #84

maybe you need to look beyond these segmented posts bigtree Jul 2018 #92

I won't really heaven05 Jul 2018 #98

that's just shocking bigtree Jul 2018 #100

I think it's incorrect to say lapucelle Jul 2018 #34

you can't have it both ways bigtree Jul 2018 #40

Please stop mischaracterizing what I've said. lapucelle Jul 2018 #78

excellent retort heaven05 Jul 2018 #85

I don't think it's at all accurate that she isn't engaged in 'fighting republicans' bigtree Jul 2018 #89

My news sources are reliable and varied. lapucelle Jul 2018 #95

I went and found a good interview for you (by no means the only one) bigtree Jul 2018 #96

She did fine. N/T lapucelle Jul 2018 #102

thanks for hanging in there with me, lapucelle bigtree Jul 2018 #104

I've spent the past 40 years of my life working for Democratic candidates. lapucelle Jul 2018 #114

Go Liuba! NY_20th Jul 2018 #110

We have a strategy meeting this week. lapucelle Jul 2018 #111

Democratics Dovided JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #120

even with all caps you're still misreading it, misrepresenting what Ocasio-Cortez said bigtree Jul 2018 #10

She made those comments a few days after the Democratic primary.... George II Jul 2018 #28

The only truly mannered people in elective office Hortensis Jul 2018 #29

You know what's interesting is that Crowley was the Representative for that district... George II Jul 2018 #36

Christ you can't even get her name right. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #60

Didn't ignore, missed. Hortensis Jul 2018 #77

So then you go ahead and do it again melman Jul 2018 #119

nothing is embarrassing heaven05 Jul 2018 #86

Zephyr Teachout has been a viable candidate in New York politics for years. lapucelle Jul 2018 #31

you can't be serious bigtree Jul 2018 #42

I am serious. I've voted for her. N/T lapucelle Jul 2018 #45

well that makes your criticisms all the more baffling and contradictory bigtree Jul 2018 #48

I'm not sure what you think I said, why you are framing it as "criticism", lapucelle Jul 2018 #51

this is where I got turned around bigtree Jul 2018 #106

I don't recall Zephyr ever winning much. Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #57

+++ nt. heaven05 Jul 2018 #83

You are reading far too much into that statement. NY_20th Jul 2018 #109

What a bizarre conclusion. n/t demmiblue Jul 2018 #5

She knows what she's doing. Hortensis Jul 2018 #7

Oh, okay. demmiblue Jul 2018 #8

she also worked as a staffer to Ted Kennedy on immigration issues bigtree Jul 2018 #12

In 2008, Ms. Cortez would have been 18 years old. Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #58

the '10 years' was from the cut-and paste. That's probably why you can't place her there. bigtree Jul 2018 #99

Trained under a true progressive Lordquinton Jul 2018 #49

Wow. Really? AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #52

What is your point with that comment and that picture? Voltaire2 Jul 2018 #108

Disturbing! mountain grammy Jul 2018 #121

This is nonsense melman Jul 2018 #15

Melman, seriously, I didn't start that way. Hortensis Jul 2018 #16

Please melman Jul 2018 #18

She's not trying to help the right. Hortensis Jul 2018 #20

You said melman Jul 2018 #26

"All politics are local, each district is different, lapucelle Jul 2018 #33

You're just accusing her of calling Democrats misogynist and racist muriel_volestrangler Jul 2018 #21

Trump wants to invade Venezuela. And may well. Hortensis Jul 2018 #23

All I have to say is 'wow'... demmiblue Jul 2018 #30

The implication I get is that she thinks many New Yorkers consider .... George II Jul 2018 #37

and a female US Senator JI7 Jul 2018 #53

Yes. She was appointed to the Senate by a black Governor, replacing female Senator Hillary Clinton. George II Jul 2018 #81

The 'implication' may be what you get but it is nowhere to be found in her actual words. melman Jul 2018 #55

So who is it that claimed her candidacy wasn't "viable" if it wasn't Democrats/Democratic voters? George II Jul 2018 #68

you know the landscape favored the incumbent. This isn't a mystery, George. bigtree Jul 2018 #101

I never saw any "media" questions about her viability, and yes, she's "responding" (not really.... George II Jul 2018 #107

this is specious bigtree Jul 2018 #112

I said that I haven't seen any media questions.... George II Jul 2018 #117

no, you base your comments on nothing but your own observations bigtree Jul 2018 #133

As do many of the people on DU, a discussion site. However, since Cortez has made... George II Jul 2018 #135

if George doesn't see it on DU, it must not exist bigtree Jul 2018 #136

Complete nonsense. demmiblue Jul 2018 #19

I agree. We're not supposed to consider the viability of a candidate? Teachout is great. Squinch Jul 2018 #27

she's clearly saying reconsider notions of viability bigtree Jul 2018 #38

I'd like to see her begin to use her voice to campaign against republicans. Squinch Jul 2018 #88

that's pretty much what she's doing bigtree Jul 2018 #93

Sorry. I'm mixing this thread with the other on the Common Dreams article that quotes OC Squinch Jul 2018 #94

here's an interview where she's doing just that bigtree Jul 2018 #97

I agree...she won and I want her to succeed. Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #59

Calling it what it is! Wwcd Jul 2018 #79

true this! heaven05 Jul 2018 #82

...says the candidate who doesn't have to appeal to non-Democrats. brooklynite Jul 2018 #24

Very astute observation. N/T lapucelle Jul 2018 #32

The repugs putting that useless failure turd into office has eliminated all Mc Mike Jul 2018 #35

Not really. I totally believed in Obama but that didn't make him viable in west virginia JI7 Jul 2018 #41

actually, questions about Obama's viability weren't restricted to his winning in WVa bigtree Jul 2018 #44

He didn't compete there seriously. He knew he wasn't viable in WV JI7 Jul 2018 #46

I never heard him say such a self-defeating thing during his campaign bigtree Jul 2018 #47

No, he didn't seriously compete there JI7 Jul 2018 #50

Traditionally viability has been measured in dollars. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #54

I'd like to see candidates request donation disclosure from dark money groups lapucelle Jul 2018 #80

Ok but after how many losses JNelson6563 Jul 2018 #56

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"Hillary folks"? betsuni Jul 2018 #62

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Junk food has nothing of substance to say. betsuni Jul 2018 #64

Betsuni doesn't mean junk food... TCJ70 Jul 2018 #69

It has to do with, like, existentialism. betsuni Jul 2018 #74

You didn't say anything of "substance". Cha Jul 2018 #66

Hillary WON.. the damn russians Rigged trump in.. Cha Jul 2018 #65

I don't deal in alternative facts. She lost. She got more votes... TCJ70 Jul 2018 #67

That's reality. Cha Jul 2018 #70

Simple question: Is she president? TCJ70 Jul 2018 #71

Deny it all you want.. it doesn't change Cha Jul 2018 #72

Agree. America chose Hillary, got Trump. Hortensis Jul 2018 #87

Well put, Hortensis! "America chose Hillary" and Cha Jul 2018 #91

Some can't resist coming out of left field to take a dig at Hillary. oasis Jul 2018 #73

Yeah, an Ignorant one. Those pesky FACTS don't deter them.. Cha Jul 2018 #76

So why do you think that Russia was backing Bernie? ehrnst Jul 2018 #90

K&R ck4829 Jul 2018 #75

really heaven05 Jul 2018 #103

The other secret little word is "ESTABLISHMENT" Wwcd Jul 2018 #105

It is interesting that the only other democratic contenders she has actively lapucelle Jul 2018 #116

It makes sense since they support the same issues. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #122

ConservaDems?? Is that the new "secret little word"? Wwcd Jul 2018 #123

Brand New Congress ran a Republican in Arkansas, lapucelle Jul 2018 #125

Well that was gosh darned American of them isn't it Wwcd Jul 2018 #126

The basic criteria is they align with Sanders' platform. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #140

Well now THAT explains even more about who & & why the Wwcd Jul 2018 #143

Thanks for the link.. disillusioned73 Jul 2018 #145

Brand New Congress runs Republican candidates. lapucelle Jul 2018 #124

Very revealing post! Glad I'm a just a regular Democrat. Wwcd Jul 2018 #127

Another issue is how they will govern. brer cat Jul 2018 #130

One Republican who aligned with Sanders' platform. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #137

Thanks, but I got all the context I need by reading the pages they scrubbed lapucelle Jul 2018 #142

I'd love to know why fifteen dollars is the magic number (too low!) betsuni Jul 2018 #128

I indicated the list was limited and thus not excluding the other issues you mention. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #138

"They don't believe in the same things.... George II Jul 2018 #129

There exists division on policy which inherently divides factions. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #139

I've never seen it said "may the best faction win." The Democratic Party should not be.... George II Jul 2018 #141

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2018 #118

Thank you. NurseJackie Jul 2018 #131

Not many chirps heard in answer to my question. Wwcd Jul 2018 #132

She keeps singing a sweet tune! nt NCTraveler Jul 2018 #134

k&r.. disillusioned73 Jul 2018 #144