I was a big fan, but Ocasio-Cortez is starting to get on my nerves.

[Celerity]

385. primary incumbent Democrats in safe districts rather than take on weakened incumbent Republicans

I think we can do both, and the reason we have primaries is to give people a choice on who they want to represent our party and themselves in Congress. If a person, any person, including sitting Congress people or candidates who are running feels as though a candidate in a primary is to their liking more than another, than they are free, by all means, to go ahead and support that candidate. That is how democracy works. I support people I like and think will do well, others may agree or disagree.

You mention Peter King's opponent in the general. Her name is Liuba Grechen Shirley, and she was and is supported by the progressives, including a Bernie Sanders related group.. She beat DuWayne Gregory by a pretty wide margin.

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/congress-primaries-long-island-1.19430375

In the Second District race, both Democrats have won progressive support, although Gregory is the preferred candidate of the county Democratic Party. Ron Widelec, a steering committee member of the Long Island Activists, which was formed by Bernie Sanders supporters, said the group endorsed Grechen Shirley as more closely tied to the grassroots groups.

“We are trying to use primaries to push more progressive candidates because the party doesn’t seem willing to support them” except in races that Democrats aren’t expected to win, said Widelec

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Our party is a big enough tent to contain all types of members, and each district or state is different, so may the best person win.

We don't have a feudal nobility system where people are granted political power for life. Incumbents get primaried all the time. Sometimes (in fact most times, in large percentages) they win again, sometimes they lose.

As for AOC and separated families, I think she is already doing a lot in terms of this. I really like her, so do almost all my friends in my age cohort, and she is around my age as well, (she is 5 years older) and energetic, charismatic, I like a lot of what she stands for in terms of her platform. I identify with her as a fellow woman of color. I love the fact she is also a Democratic party member like I am, and soon (hopefully!) in our Congress.


Here is just one of dozens of immigrant-separation related things (here she went to an actual camp in Texas) she has done and is doing.

Candidate for Congress visits Texas tent city, wants to abolish ICE

https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-Texas-abolish-ICE-camp-13030481.php#photo-15758187