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20. Ayana Pressley is great! Don't compare her with Alexandria Ocasio.

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 07:03 AM

Sep 2018

Depending on where one is politically, this inaccurate comparison of Ayanna Pressley with Alexandria Ocasio-Diaz is unjust to both.

Ayana Pressley is a strong liberal with a good record. She's competent and for good reason has been a rising star in the Massachusetts' Democratic Party for some years. At 44, there is nothing aberrational or accidental about this move to national office. Both Capuano and Pressley ran hard campaigns, with each garnering endorsements from mainstream power centers.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez belongs, as she admits proudly, to a dissident faction in the Democratic Party. One that shares the values of the grand alliance of the majority but but rejects its product of compromise between its many cooperating factions.

One can admire either or both for what they are, just don't mistake them.

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Ayanna Pressley meets Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2018 OP

"The people closest to the pain should be closest to the power." - @AyannaPressley. mobeau69 Sep 2018 #1

That's nice. But Pressley identifies as a Democrat. brush Sep 2018 #2

huh? mobeau69 Sep 2018 #3

AOC calls herself a democratic socialist. brush Sep 2018 #4

And a Democrat. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #9

What does that mean? brush Sep 2018 #11

The Democratic Party is a political party not a Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #17

Sure. She is a Democrat who identifies Hortensis Sep 2018 #19

Wow. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #35

DSA is a meaningless label tirebiter Sep 2018 #5

Are you talking about Ocasio-Cortez? brush Sep 2018 #7

The "S" part confuses things tirebiter Sep 2018 #12

Yeah, that socialist label just gives repugs more ammo against us. brush Sep 2018 #13

And? SkyDancer Sep 2018 #22

Exactly. Thank you. KPN Sep 2018 #28

That's your view. It still is to many, and they are not all trumpers. brush Sep 2018 #29

It isn't a view SkyDancer Sep 2018 #33

Again, the biggest voting block are boomers and genXers, that includes Dems and Independents. brush Sep 2018 #37

I hope you're right and she finally ditched that democratic socialist label... brush Sep 2018 #8

Yes because let's narrow things down SkyDancer Sep 2018 #23

It was smart to do though. Why give repugs more ammo against Dems... brush Sep 2018 #24

Maybe. . . MaryELease Sep 2018 #31

You're preaching to the choir here. Many out there in the electorate don't get that those things... brush Sep 2018 #32

Because Palin's crowd would ever vote for a Democrat? SkyDancer Sep 2018 #34

Lots of Democrats are socialists. David__77 Sep 2018 #15

Those of us who are members of DSA don't find it meaningless SkyDancer Sep 2018 #21

This is very cool and what I want to see ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #6

I think you mean "to represent Massachusetts, eeevah" Yavin4 Sep 2018 #10

Yeah pretty much ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #14

Very cool indeed. KPN Sep 2018 #30

Yes, back in June. namahage Sep 2018 #16

They are the future of the Democratic Party oberliner Sep 2018 #18

Ayana Pressley is great! Don't compare her with Alexandria Ocasio. Hortensis Sep 2018 #20

Well said. K&R brush Sep 2018 #25

+++ nt heaven05 Sep 2018 #26

"a dissident faction in the Democratic Party" Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #36

Pressley took PAC money. NCTraveler Sep 2018 #27