Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is Singlehandedly Shifting the Overton Window

[Autumn]

38. I'm in my 60s and I well remember bills being passed that did not benefit American people.

One example, tax deductions that working blue collar people used were done away with. But none of your post touches on the fact that a popular outspoken WOC is bringing things that we have needed for 40 or 50 years. Discussions about taxing the wealthy making them pay their fair share, healthcare for all, affordable college AOC is bringing into the mainstream. Young and old people from both sides are learning about what can be done to achieve those things and getting excited about them and she is being told to sit down and learn before she does anything. Even by some of our wealthy allies.
Both parties have been able to work together to bring about favorable laws and legislation and tax breaks that benefits the wealthy and big business but it seems when it's for the poor and working class the story is "Sorry both parties have to work together to pass stuff so you only get part of what you need and we need to extend these tax breaks for the wealthy and make them permanent so you can get food stamps and unemployment."

I think young people have caught on and it's time for the old ways to slide into history while they change business as usual to this is what we can and will do. Lead follow or get out of their way.