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Interesting comment by AOC this morning [View all] Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 OP

That's true. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #1

I think if you check, Spanberger said that the RW took the Defund OnDoutside Nov 2020 #13

She is correct. The ones who won were in safe districts. nt Boogiemack Nov 2020 #75

The problem is they are flooding the online sphere with the same OnDoutside Nov 2020 #76

the RW has been screaming commie! socialist! since FDR days (and before, going back to Bolshevik Celerity Nov 2020 #85

And it worked !!! Have all your arguments internally, but show a united message out front is really OnDoutside Nov 2020 #90

Again, NO Democrats ran on Defund the Police, no Democrats ran on support of 'antifa' , by which I Celerity Nov 2020 #92

Someone out there is changing the narrative, because OF COURSE no Dems ran on Defund the Police, OnDoutside Nov 2020 #93

most, if not all, of the people actually pushing it are not good faith actors and certainly not Celerity Nov 2020 #94

Frank Luntz was the pumper on that one Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #43

Defund the police is not a winning strategy lynintenn Nov 2020 #2

It's not a strategy and never was Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #4

Preach it! malaise Nov 2020 #11

Exactly! nt. BlueIdaho Nov 2020 #19

There were signs at at BLM rallies saying "Defund The Police" whathehell Nov 2020 #28

BLM is not an arm of the Democratic Party Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #35

No, but Democratic leaders have publicly (& rightfully).supported them whathehell Nov 2020 #83

True Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #89

I don't see how the Democratic Party or Democratic candidates Mariana Nov 2020 #45

Not just a couple of signs, but an ongoing, publicly discussed meme whathehell Nov 2020 #91

Why 'Defund The Police' Attacks Were So Potent Against Democrats Gothmog Nov 2020 #96

Yes Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #97

There was an interview with the NYT also Gothmog Nov 2020 #3

Youth is perhaps liable to over-reaction- dawg day Nov 2020 #18

Actually, she's offended because it doesn't want her Bettie Nov 2020 #29

The party is more welcoming to Republicans than they are to those of us on the Left. Autumn Nov 2020 #36

It is Bettie Nov 2020 #37

Steve Schmidt mrs_p Nov 2020 #42

And then, around here, people get all upset Bettie Nov 2020 #44

Yep mrs_p Nov 2020 #50

I agree that I'm so sick of trying to appeal to "the white working class-mostly-men" dawg day Nov 2020 #62

Ah, but they are going on about how we need "coddling" Bettie Nov 2020 #84

Why do the progressives need all this coddling treestar Nov 2020 #78

+1 betsuni Nov 2020 #80

Progressive is not the same as democratic socialist. Isn't it... brush Nov 2020 #95

Does that include challengers? TwilightZone Nov 2020 #5

No Democrat ran on Defund the Police Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #9

Well, it wouldn't have been available as an attack tool... TwilightZone Nov 2020 #15

+1 betsuni Nov 2020 #81

Cori Bush did, and won Klaralven Nov 2020 #25

That district has been controlled by Democrats since 1949 trc Nov 2020 #31

Perhaps not, but it means her assertion is false. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #34

Agreed trc Nov 2020 #38

In the age of social media, what happens in one district doesn't stay in one district. Klaralven Nov 2020 #40

Sort of like socialism treestar Nov 2020 #79

The most socialist candidate in the last 20 years was Sarah Palin Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #82

+1000 Celerity Nov 2020 #86

AOC was the star of every Republican attack ad I saw comradebillyboy Nov 2020 #6

Well then, perhaps we should ensure that none of our reps Bettie Nov 2020 #39

Nancy Pelosi was used in ads here too mrs_p Nov 2020 #48

If we look back, EVERY presidential candidate we've ever had has Bettie Nov 2020 #51

If it wasn't her, it would be someone else. Mariana Nov 2020 #49

In my district, the GOP ran a ton of ads attacking Green New Deal and MFA Gothmog Nov 2020 #7

But isn't that her point Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #10

Also, even if there isn't an issue with a proposal, they'll fabricate an issue or conspiracy. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #12

That is because we gave the GOP amno like the Green New Deal and MFA Gothmog Nov 2020 #17

Most voters support MFA at some level Meshuga Nov 2020 #71

You are wrong Gothmog Nov 2020 #72

They allow Republicans for define them Meshuga Nov 2020 #73

sanders was not able to convince Democratic Primary voters to support this program Gothmog Nov 2020 #77

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2020 #8

No Democrat has ever advocated "open borders" to my knowledge either nt Shermann Nov 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #41

Surely she isn't that stupid. kstewart33 Nov 2020 #16

And that's the truth. Here one of the Q nuts ran ads featuring lies about AOC and won. Autumn Nov 2020 #20

AOC has a good heart and mind calguy Nov 2020 #21

She is delusional. W_HAMILTON Nov 2020 #22

Right on! comradebillyboy Nov 2020 #52

Calling a Democratic Party Representative delusional.. aidbo Nov 2020 #55

She's accused fellow Democrats of much worse than that. W_HAMILTON Nov 2020 #58

I won't speculate on what she does or doesn't know. aidbo Nov 2020 #59

They didn't vote for him because they were inundated with lying Republican ads... W_HAMILTON Nov 2020 #60

We courted Republican voters and we blame good progressives when they vote for republicans. aidbo Nov 2020 #61

You also had """good progressives""" actually running on these same policies lose... W_HAMILTON Nov 2020 #63

I'm in ND. As red as can be. mrs_p Nov 2020 #64

Running on strengthening the ACA, increasing the federal minimum wage, etc.... W_HAMILTON Nov 2020 #65

Even before Biden was in the lead in PA mrs_p Nov 2020 #69

And unfortunately not even mrs_p Nov 2020 #70

+1 betsuni Nov 2020 #88

In itself, a pleasantly worthwhile and sensibly positive statement. Hortensis Nov 2020 #23

Calling yourself a "Democratic Socialist" invites an attack. Raven123 Nov 2020 #24

There were thousands of ads in AZ using "socialist" grantcart Nov 2020 #46

I still don't know the difference between a "Democratic Socialist" comradebillyboy Nov 2020 #53

You have to tell people what you're not saying. gulliver Nov 2020 #26

No one ran on "defund the police" or "socialism" trc Nov 2020 #27

Defund the Police in my area Tree-Hugger Nov 2020 #30

It appears that she initially supported it and is now running from it... TwilightZone Nov 2020 #32

Good catch grantcart Nov 2020 #47

Yet so many of her fans deny she said it. nt comradebillyboy Nov 2020 #54

Interesting n/t Spazito Nov 2020 #68

The GOP knows it's perceptions that matter, not the truth. We need to start yesterday in Ninga Nov 2020 #33

Most did not push back on the idea either, sit on the fence and you can lose. TAKE A POSITION krawhitham Nov 2020 #56

the ideas/slogans were nonetheless tethered to them BainsBane Nov 2020 #57

That may be true, AOC, but races are in large part Sogo Nov 2020 #66

You don't have to be running on it for it to work as a tactic Meowmee Nov 2020 #67

This is a weird comment. Most every major Democrat has never run on open borders, either... Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #74

How do right wing characterizations stick treestar Nov 2020 #87