Obama Says Democrats Should Make Sure AOC has a Platform

[murielm99]

22. I believe that AOC's "time and exposure"

cost us House seats. She calls herself a Democratic Socialist and that is anathema in the Midwest. She is polarizing here. Republicans used that against us. Also, she wants to defund the police. Democrats don't want or need that. She has said these things, so it is hard to deny them.

AOC shoots off her mouth without thinking. For example, she spoke about how we had lost our majority in the House. That just is not so! We lost seats, not our majority.

She has a lot to learn before she gets more exposure.

The person who deserves more exposure is Lauren Underwood. She has leadership ability, and she is doing some real work. Also, she wins her elections in a district that leans Republican. AOC lives in a safe Democratic district. Both of Underwood's elections have been hard-fought and close. This tells me that she is winning people who might ordinarily vote for a Republican. Underwood is doing real things for her district, without seeking celebrity status.